Warkworth is a village in the county of Northumberland. It is probably best known for its well-preserved medieval castle, church and hermitage. At the time of the 2001 census, the population of Warkworth was 1,600. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... West face of the Keep of Warkworth Castle Plan of the keep. ... St. ... Warkworth Hermitage is an unusual relic situated on the North bank of the River Coquet in Northumberland, England, close to the village of Warkworth. ...

Geography

Warkworth village and church, viewed from the northeast

Warkworth is situated in a loop of the River Coquet, about 1 mile from the Northumberland coast and lies on the main A1068 road. It is 30 miles north of Newcastle, and about 40 miles south of the Scottish border. An ancient bridge of two arches crosses the river at Warkworth, with a fortified gateway on the road mounting to the castle The River Coquet runs through the Alnwick district of the County of Northumberland, England, discharging into the North Sea on the east coast of England at Amble. ... Alwinton is a village in Northumberland, England. ... Harbottle is a rural village in Northumberland county, England. ... Sharperton is a small settlement in Northumberland, England. ... Holystone is a small settlement in Northumberland, England. ... Thropton is a small settlement in Northumberland, England. ... Rothbury is a town in Northumberland, England, located on the River Coquet near the Simonside Hills and the Northumberland National Park. ... Cragside is a country house near Rothbury in Northumberland, England. ... Statistics Population: est. ... Guyzance is a small place in Northumberland, England. ... Amble is a town in Northumberland, England. ... Warkworth Village and Church, taken Aug 2003 by James McQuillen File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Warkworth Village and Church, taken Aug 2003 by James McQuillen File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The River Coquet runs through the Alnwick district of the County of Northumberland, England, discharging into the North Sea on the east coast of England at Amble. ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... The A1068 is a road in northern England that runs from Seaton Burn in North Tyneside to Alnwick in Northumberland. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... It has been suggested that Voussoir, Keystone (architecture) be merged into this article or section. ... Formed in December of 2004, Fortified began creating and shaping their destiny to becoming what it is now. ...

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Features

Tourist attractions in Warkworth include the castle, church, hermitage, river walks, and the nearby Northumberland Coast, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... The River Coquet runs through the Alnwick district of the County of Northumberland, England, discharging into the North Sea on the east coast of England at Amble. ... An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government. ...

St. Lawrence church is unique in Northumberland in being a large and almost completely Norman building. The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave is a forerunner of the Gothic style. ...

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Of the imposing castle, Nikolaus Pevsner says that the military engineer happened also to be a great architect. He goes on: "Warkworth must be approached from the north. With its bridge, its bridge-tower, then Bridge Street at an angle, joining the main street up a hill to the towering, sharply cut block of the keep, it is one of the most exciting sequences of views one can have in England." Sir Nikolaus Pevsner CBE (January 30, 1902 – August 18, 1983) was a German-born British historian of art and, especially, architecture. ...

Facilities in Warkworth include three pubs, two hotels, a number of cafés, restaurants and tearooms, a general store, and several galleries / boutiques. An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... Dariush Grand Hotel,Kish island, Iran The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ... Coffeehouse in Damascus A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Look up boutique in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The village is host to Warkworth Cricket Club, a fairly successful cricket team, that has reached the last 16 of the National Village Cricket Cup on several occasions in the past 20 years, and is a regular contender for the Northumberland League title, winning three years running in 2001 - 03. The team plays home matches in a spectacular setting in front of the castle. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

There is also a 9-hole golf course (5986 yd; Par 70), set in the dunes between the coast and the village. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, generally regarded as the worlds Home of Golf. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use... This article is about the sand formations, for other meanings see Dune (disambiguation) Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ...

External links

Warkworth viewed from the castle

• Parish website
• Map sources for Warkworth, Northumberland
• Images of Warkworth
• Aerial Photograph of Warkworth

Coordinates: 55.34741° N 1.61206° W Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 976 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of Warkworth village, Northumberland, United Kingdom; taken from Warkworth Castle (June 2004). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 976 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of Warkworth village, Northumberland, United Kingdom; taken from Warkworth Castle (June 2004). ... West face of the Keep of Warkworth Castle Plan of the keep. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...