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6 unusual facts about Chillingham


Chillingham

Chillingham, Northumberland, a village in Northumberland in the north of England

Chillingham Castle, an ancient castle in Northumberland, England, near Chillingham

Chillingham, Northumberland

The Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford wrote a song titled Chillingham, serenading the beauty and peace of the landscape.

Clarence Moreton Basin

These are from some time in the Triassic period, and outcrop in a band north and south of Chillingham.

Henry de Grey

Hugh de Grey (born Chillingham, Northumberland, c. 1203), father of John de Grey, born in Scotland, and grandfather of Thomas de Grey of Heton (Heton, Northumberland, circa 1266 - Angus, Scotland, 1310), whose son Sir Thomas de Grey of Heaton (circa 1297 - bef. 12 March 1343/1344) was taken prisoner by the Scots at Bannockburn and married circa 1327 Agnes (possibly Agnes de Beyle, born Heton, Northumberland, c. 1301), being the parents of Sir Thomas Grey

Rous River

In its upper reaches, Rous River is fed by a minor tributary, Hopkins Creek, on the southern slopes of the McPherson Range, south of Mount Merino; and downriver of Numinbah near the small villages of Chillingham, Jacksons Creek enters the river.


Chillingham Road Metro station

It is located adjacent to the tracks of Heaton TMD and the East Coast Main Line at the end of a long path from Chillingham Road, and is unusual in that electronic displays showing the arrival times of the next trains were only installed in 2009.


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