Great Whittington
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Coordinates: 55°01′52″N 1°59′35″W / 55.031°N 1.993°W
| Great Whittington | |
 The Queen's Head, Great Whittington |
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  Great Whittington Great Whittington shown within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NZ004708 |
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| Unitary authority | Northumberland |
| Ceremonial county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE19 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
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Great Whittington is a village in Northumberland, England.
Governance
Great Whittington is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
Landmarks
The Devil's Causeway passes the village about 1 mile (2 km) to the west. The causeway is a Roman road which starts at Port Gate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and extends 55 miles (89 km) northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Great Whittington at Wikimedia Commons
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