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Locator map of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within England: Date: 15 April 2012: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData: Great Britain coastline and border data; Natural England. AONB boundary; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. All data outside of Great Britain; Author: Nilfanion, using Ordnance Survey and Natural ...
Ninebanks is a small village in south west Northumberland, England in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Alston by road. It is noted for the early sixteenth century Ninebanks Tower, sometimes described as a pele tower, but possibly built as a watchtower. [1]
In October 2017 the North Pennines Observatory was opened at the village's Old School House. The Highforest Show is held on the first Saturday of September each year. The show is a community event, organised by a local committee, and allows the village to showcase its various talents.
The North Pennines is the northernmost section of the Pennine range of hills which runs north–south through northern England. It lies between Carlisle to the west and Darlington to the east, straddling the borders of the counties of Cumbria , Durham , Northumberland and North Yorkshire .
Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies near the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen and approximately 770 yards (700 m) outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The fellside forms part of the North Pennines Area of Natural Beauty which in 2003 was awarded the status of UNESCO European Geopark and includes the Moorhouse Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve. The parish includes the outlying hamlets of Gullom Holme and Milburn Grange , respectively 0.5 miles (0.8 km) and 1.25 miles (2.0 km) from Milburn ...
Mickle Fell is a mountain in the Pennines, the range of hills and moors running down the middle of Northern England.It has a maximum elevation of 788 m (2,585 ft). [1] It lies slightly off the main watershed of the Pennines, about 10 miles (16 kilometres) south of Cross Fell.
Teesdale is a dale, or valley, located principally in County Durham, North East England. It is one of the Durham Dales, which are themselves part of the North Pennines, the northernmost part of the Pennine uplands. The dale is named after its principal river, the Tees, which has its source below Cross Fell (890 m (2,930 ft)) in Cumbria. [1]