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    Haltwhistle is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 23 miles (37 kilometres) east of Carlisle and 37 miles (60 kilometres) west...
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    southern section former Alston Line, a standard gauge branch line between Haltwhistle and Alston which was closed by British Rail in May 1976. The railway...
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  • Haltwhistle Castle Hill is a ruined Norman earth and timber ringwork fortress in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. There are no extant stone remains...
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  • Unthank is a village near Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. It is first mentioned in writing as Unthanc around 1200. Unthank is in the parliamentary...
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    The Haltwhistle Burn is a river which lies to the east of the Northumbrian town of Haltwhistle. Rising in the peaty uplands below the ridge of the Whin...
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    Alston Line was a 13-mile (21 km) single-track branch line, which linked Haltwhistle in Northumberland with Alston in Cumbria. The line was constructed in...
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    border). These two methods give quite different answers. The town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland has banners stating that it is the "Centre of Britain"...
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    Kielder Forest, and in the west, the attractions of the precipitous Haltwhistle Burn, Viaduct and Castle. SSE of Hexham is the Derwent Reservoir. As...
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    The Blue Bridge is an iron bridge across the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. The Grade II listed bridge was designed by George...
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    of the River South Tyne about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. In the 11th century the manor house on this...
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