Walwick

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Walwick is a village in Northumberland, England near Hadrian's Wall.[1] Nearby villages include Humshaugh, Chollerford and Low Brunton.

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[edit] Early history

Walwick lies near the course of the ancient Hadrian's Wall, the most noted Roman monument in Britain. The history of that wall as well as the Roman Stanegate form the earliest recorded history of the Walwick vicinity. The length of Hadrian's Wall is 117 kilometres, spanning the width of Britain; 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 major invasion.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger, scale 1:50,000 (2004)
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. A. Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
  3. ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger, scale 1:50,000 (2004)
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. A. Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
  3. ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409



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