Wylam
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Wylam is a village and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It is located about west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wylam
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,412
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Wylam war memorial.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Wylam War Memorial
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wylam
- UK place.population
- 1,924
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hexham
- UK place.post_town
- WYLAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- NE41
- UK place.postcode_area
- NE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01661
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NZ115645
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1924
- Official website
- wylamparishcouncil.org.uk
- Image
- Wylam war memorial.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01661
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- Commons category
- Wylam
- OS grid reference
- NZ115645
- postal code
- NE41
- P12749
- Julius Wellhausen
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Wylam is a village and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It is located about west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early railway pioneers. George Stephenson's Birthplace, his cottage, can be found on the north bank of the Tyne east of the village. It is owned by the National Trust.
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