Photo of George Stephenson's Birthplace, a house & garden near Wylam, Northumberland, north east England. — © Graham Hogg / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

George Stephenson's Birthplace

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George Stephenson's Birthplace is a National Trust place in Northumberland. It is one of eight National Trust places the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest other National Trust place is Cherryburn, 5.6 km to the south-west. The nearest railway station, Wylam, is under a kilometre away.

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