Royal Air Force Ouston or more simply RAF Ouston is a former Royal Air Force station that was located near the village of Stamfordham and the village of Heddon-on-the-Wall on Hadrian's Wall near Newcastle upon Tyne. It was built as a Second World War aerodrome and is today used by the British Army. Just north of the airfield is Richmond Hill, Northumberland, in the parish of Stamfordham.
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Albemarle Barracks, England
Albemarle Barracks is a British Army barracks located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of Stamfordham, Northumberland and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear.
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Ouston, Stamfordham
Ouston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stamfordham, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 13.
Ouston lies near the course of Hadrian's Wall, probably the most noted Roman monument in Britain.
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Milecastle 16
Milecastle 16 (Harlow Hill) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located at Harlow Hill, Northumberland, England. There are no visible surface remains of the milecastle or either of its associated turrets.
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Harlow Hill, Northumberland
Harlow Hill is a small village in the civil parish of Stamfordham, in Northumberland, England.
Harlow Hill lies on the line of Hadrian's Wall, and is the site of Milecastle 16. The Military Road also passes by the village.
Harlow Hill was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ovingham. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 1955, when it was merged with other parishes to create the civil parish of Stamfordham. In 1951 the parish had a population of 61.
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