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Touring Ancroft in United Kingdom
Ancroft in the region of England is located in United Kingdom - some 300 mi or ( 482 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Ancroft is now 10:41 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wooler, Westnewton, Sunderland, Sheffield, and Oxford. Being here already, consider visiting Wooler . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ancroft ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Berwick Station-Big Flems Stag Do
Over 50 monkeys return to berwick after flems stag do in edinburgh and chaos takes over this peacefull town 2007Arsenal | Aston Villa | Birmingham City | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | Chelsea ..
spittal beach, freezin.
spittal beach, freezin my nuts off ..
D9009 The Elizabethan
Deltic D9009 Alycidon roars over the Royal border bridge at Berwick with 'The Elizabethan' from Kings Cross to Edinburgh on 25th July 2012. Photo here...... www.flickr.com ..
Hovercraft trip from Berwick
Hovercraft trip from Berwick upon Tweed. Upriver to Coldstream then out along the North Sea coast. Hovercraft used were a Universal Hovercraft UH18 and a Sevtec Prospector ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Goswick rail crash
The Goswick rail crash occurred on 26 October 1947 near the village of Goswick, Northumberland, England. The Flying Scotsman express from Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross failed to slow down for a diversion and derailed. 28 people were killed. It was the last major accident to occur on British railways before their nationalisation on 1 January 1948.
Located at 55.71 -1.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Barmoor Castle
Barmoor Castle is a privately owned 19th century country house built on an ancient site in Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building. As at 2008 the decaying building is officially listed on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register.
Located at 55.65 -2.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Collette Hoard
The Collette Hoard was found in fields near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England by metal detectorist John Minns in April 2005. The hoard is named after Collette, the eight-year-old daughter of Minns, rather than the location it was found at, in order to keep the find location secret.
Located at 55.77 -2.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Capture of Berwick (1318)
The Capture of Berwick was an event in the First War of Scottish Independence which took place in April 1318. Sir James Douglas, Lord of Douglas took the town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English, who had controlled the town since 1296. Following the decisive Scots victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, the Scots had recovered all their strongholds, with the exception of Berwick.
Located at 55.77 -2.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough
Berwick-upon-Tweed was a local government district and borough in Northumberland in the north-east of England, on the border with Scotland. The district had a resident population of 25,949 according to the 2001 census, which also notes that it is the most ethnically homogeneous in the country, with 99.6% of the population recording themselves in the 2001 census as White.
Located at 55.77 -2.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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