Greenhead, Northumberland

Greenhead
The Greenhead Hotel
Greenhead is located in Northumberland
Greenhead
Greenhead
Location within Northumberland
Population385 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY665655
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRAMPTON
Postcode districtCA8
Dialling code016977
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
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54°58′59″N 2°31′23″W / 54.983°N 2.523°W / 54.983; -2.523

Greenhead is a village in Northumberland, England.[2] The village is on the Military Road (B6318), about 17 miles (27 km) from Chollerford, 3 miles (5 km) from Haltwhistle and 9 miles (14 km) from Brampton, Cumbria along the A69 road. The A69 bypasses the village, but until the 1980s all vehicular traffic passed through it. The village lies just outside the Northumberland National Park, close to Hadrian's Wall. Just to the north of the village is the 12th-century Thirlwall Castle, recently restored and opened to the public. Nearby villages include Upper Denton and Haltwhistle.

A former Methodist chapel in the village is now a youth hostel.

The Pennine Way, the UK's first National Trail, passes through Greenhead.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger NY, 2004