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About Fence Houses

Fencehouses is a former County Durham mining village about 8 miles south of Newcastle, accessible via the A1(M) to Junction 64 then A690, or directly along the A690 from Sunderland. The area has over 350 EV charging points nearby, including facilities at IKEA Gateshead. The village retains its original Victorian terraced streets laid out in the geometric grid pattern designed for miners' families.

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Fence Houses is in England, at 54.846, -1.506 - about 8 km south of Biddick.

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The closest airport to Fence Houses is Teesside International Airport, 47 km (about 42 min by car). Other airports nearby: Newcastle International Airport.

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