Fourstones

Fourstones is a village[1] in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the north bank of the River South Tyne about 4 miles (6 km) west of Hexham.

For other uses, see Fourstones (disambiguation).

Fourstones
Fourstones
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNY885685
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEXHAM
Postcode districtNE47
Dialling code01434
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament


Landmarks

Newbrough and Fourstones are on the Stanegate Roman road, built in AD 71, which runs from east to west and formed the original northern frontier before the building of Hadrian's Wall. Newbrough's church stands on the site of one of the line of forts along this road.[2][3]

Fourstones was the site of the first official Boy Scouts camp held by Lord Baden-Powell in 1908. The camp was at Carr Edge Farm and a monument stands in the woods nearby.[3]


See also

References
  1. United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger, scale 1:50,000 (2004).
  2. "Hadrians Wall country". Archived from the original on 11 September 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  3. "Village website (Fourstones & Newbrough)". Retrieved 20 November 2008.


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