Fourstones Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Fourstones
Coordinates:55.0113°N -2.179°W
Unitary England:Northumberland
Lieutenancy England:Northumberland
Region:North East England
Constituency Westminster:Hexham
Post Town:HEXHAM
Postcode District:NE47
Postcode Area:NE
Dial Code:01434
Os Grid Reference:NY885685

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

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger, scale 1:50,000 (2004).
  2. Web site: Hadrians Wall country . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050911022730/http://www.hadrianswallcountry.org/townDetails.asp?id=37 . 11 September 2005 . 2008-11-20.
  3. Web site: Walk to Carr Edge and the Scout Memorial . 2008-11-20 . Village website (Fourstones & Newbrough).