Photo of Vicar's Pele, a ruined tower house near Wylam, Northumberland, north east England. — © Andrew Curtis / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Vicar's Pele

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Vicar's Pele is a tower house in Northumberland. It is one of 29 tower houses the Albion Guide lists in the county. Belsay tower house and Welton tower house are among the tower houses within 11.2 km. The nearest railway station is Newcastle Airport Metro, 2.6 km to the south-east.

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