Glendale, Northumberland 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 years. Many of the place names in Postman Pat can be linked back to names
Cardrona, Scottish Borders Cardrona, Scottish Borders Cardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, and Walkerburn. In 1999 Tom Renwick Spent £5m on the development of Cardrona, a small village to be created near the town of Peebles. There was slight controversy towards it due to people believing that it would destroy the view of the River Tweed and the hills that surround it, But the development of the town went ahead. Roughly 220 houses were built around the Cardrona area, and