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Explore Throckley in United Kingdom
Throckley in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 250 mi or ( 402 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Throckley is now 11:59 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: York, Throckley, Sunderland, Sheffield, and Preston. Since you are here already, make sure to check out York . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Throckley ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
The Original & True Ver (The Good Ship Venus)
Title say's it all ..
Blaydon town centre
A short trip through Blaydon town centre in times gone by. Now gone forever. More at blaydon.frankgillings.com ..
Newcastle v Coventry Highlights (17th February 2010)
Newcastle's 4-1 win over coventry City ..
microhydro electric Home made water hydro turbine free energy electric electricity pelton 8kva
A turbine i designed and made producing 8kva of free electric ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Newburn
The Battle of Newburn was fought on 28 August 1640 during the Second Bishops' War between a Scottish Covenanter army led by General Alexander Leslie and English royalist forces commanded by Edward, Lord Conway. Conway, heavily outnumbered, was defeated, and the Scots went on to occupy the town of Newcastle, obtaining a stranglehold on London's coal supply.
Located at 54.98 -1.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Newburn Bridge
Newburn Bridge is a road bridge crossing the River Tyne at Newburn in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It links Newburn, Walbottle and Throckley on the north side of the river with Ryton, Stella and Blaydon on the south side. The bridge is the western most crossing of the Tyne in the county of Tyne and Wear; the next crossing upstream, Wylam Bridge, is in Northumberland.
Located at 54.98 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Newcastle University Boat Club
Newcastle University Boat Club (NUBC) is the rowing club of Newcastle University, UK. Established in March 1911 as the boat club for Armstrong College, it celebrated its centenary in 2011.
Located at 54.98 -1.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Military Road (Northumberland)
The Military Road is a name given locally to part of the B6318 road in Northumberland, England, which runs from Heddon-on-the-Wall in the east to Greenhead in the west. For much of its length the road is straight and displays the characteristics of a Roman road. However the term "military road" comes from the building of the road by Hanoverian forces in 1746 in order to suppress the Jacobites to the North.
Located at 55.00 -1.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Close House, Northumberland
Close House is a Grade II* listed former mansion house, now a hotel and country club near Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland. A monastic house occupied the site in the 14th century. A later house on the site was sold by the Read family in 1626 to Robert Berwicke (1573–1641) a Merchant Adventurer of Newcastle on Tyne, who was Sheriff of that city in 1615 and Mayor 1628 and 1637. The Berwicke family held the estate for over 300 years.
Located at 54.99 -1.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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