Cresswell, Northumberland

Cresswell, Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°14′06″N 1°32′17″W / 55.235°N 1.538°W / 55.235; -1.538

Cresswell
Cresswell church.jpg
Cresswell church
Cresswell is located in Northumberland
Cresswell

 Cresswell shown within Northumberland
Population 237 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference NZ295935
Unitary authority Northumberland
Ceremonial county Northumberland
Region North East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MORPETH
Postcode district NE61
Dialling code 01670
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

 

Cresswell is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about 4 miles (6 km) to the north of Ashington, on the North Sea coast.

It is a popular bird watching area with Cresswell pond and bird hide nearby and the Druridge Bay Country Park less than 3 miles (5 km) away. The village has one ice cream shop which closes out of season. The village also has two caravan holiday home parks - Cresswell Towers and Golden Sands. Cresswell Towers takes its name from the old tower nearby.

  • Looking east. The rocky area behind the ice cream shop is known as 'The Carrs'. 500 metres south is 'Snab Point'. The area north from Snab Point is a firm favourite with sea anglers particularly in the winter months when the cod moves close inshore.

  • Looking west from the same vantage point.

  • Cresswell Tower. The 'Cresswell Tower' caravan holiday park adjoins to the right

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Landmarks

Snab Point, 500 metres (1,600 ft) south of The Carrs, is a sheltered bay with the Alcan aluminium smelting plant on its south side. Embedded in the small cliffs of Snab Point are the remnants of fossilised trees. The beach area is littered with the remnants of fossilised wood and small seams of coal can be seen in the cliffs. Depending on the tides and wind, vast swathes of sea coal is washed up within the bay. The area was formed during the carboniferous period some 310 million years ago, when the current land mass was in a region below southern Spain, more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) south of its present position.

  • Sea coal washed up at Snab Point.

  • Fossilised tree remnants embedded in the cliff

  • Fossilised wood.

See also

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics

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