Allen Banks & Staward Gorge

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Allen Banks & Staward Gorge
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Staward Gorge from Staward Peel
Location Northumberland, England, UK
Coordinates 54°57′43″N2°18′58″W / 54.962°N 2.316°W / 54.962; -2.316 Coordinates: 54°57′43″N2°18′58″W / 54.962°N 2.316°W / 54.962; -2.316
OS grid reference NY798630
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Location in Northumberland

Allen Banks & Staward Gorge is National Trust property in the English county of Northumberland.

It is a Victorian garden in a gorge of the River Allen cutting through woodland. The ruins of Staward Peel, a medieval peel tower, stand on a promontory above the gorge. The property has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its rich flora and fauna. There is a large suspension bridge which has been ruined by the flooding of January 2005.


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