Great Whittington
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| Great Whittington | |
  Great Whittington shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Tynedale |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE19 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Great Whittington is a village in Northumberland, England.[1]
[edit] Early history
Geat Whittington lies near the course of the ancient Hadrian's Wall, one of the most noted Roman monuments in Britain. The history of this wall forms the earliest recorded history of the Great Whittington vicinity. The length of Hadrian's Wall is 117 kilometres, spanning the width of Britannia; the wall incorporated Agricola's Ditch[2] and was constructed primarily to prevent harrying by small bands of raiders and unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting front for a significant invasion.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Philip's Motorist's Atlas: 2004, Octopus Publishing Group, London, England
- ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. A. Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
- ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409
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