Glendale, Northumberland of places both in this area, and Longsleddale near Kendal, Cumbria, where he also lived. Glendale, Northumberland Glendale is the name of a valley in North Northumberland that runs from the Cheviot Hills at Kirknewton onto the Milfield Plain, formed by the River Glen. However, the name is generally taken to indicate the area around the town of Wooler. Glendale gave rise to the fictional "Greendale", the area in which the Postman Pat stories are set. Author John Cunliffe adapted the name in his series of children's books after working in the area as a mobile library driver for many
Cecil Hills Farm the site. The former farmland associated with the house is being developed by Mirvac as the 1000-home Elizabeth Hills estate. The Cecil Hills Farm Group comprises a complex of rural farm buildings of various dates from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century. The complex includes a main homestead and a wide range of outbuildings (most of which have been modified) and other ancillary works/structures. All of the buildings are set in a relatively unspoilt, largely rural landscape. The Cecil Hills Farm Group includes: Mature plantings around the house include coral trees (Erythrina sp., probably E.x sykesii), Moreton Bay