Silecroft
The village of Silecroft in Cumbria, England, is in the parish of Whicham. It is situated between the towns of Millom and Bootle, and also neighbours the towns/villages of Haverigg, Kirksanton and Whitbeck.Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Silecroft, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Silecroft railway station and Giant’s Grave.
Silecroft railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silecroft is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 19 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Kirksanton and Silecroft in Cumbria.
Giant’s Grave
Ruins
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Giant's Grave are two standing stones at the foot of Black Combe in Cumbria, England. The smaller stone has three cup and ring marks whilst the taller has only one. The grave is accessible via the A595 road in a field near the level crossing.
St Mary’s Church, Whicham
Church
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is on the A595 road in Whicham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirksanton and Whitbeck.
Kirksanton
Village
Photo: Perry Dark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirksanton is a village on the A5093 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom, and the villages of Silecroft and Whicham.
Whitbeck
Village
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitbeck is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whicham, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It was called Whidbek in the 1500s. Whitbeck is situated 2 miles northwest of Silecroft.
Haverigg
Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haverigg is a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. In 2001 it had a population of 1,791 in 548 households, increasing in 2011 to a population of 1,849 in 549 Households. Haverigg is situated 2½ miles southeast of Silecroft.
Silecroft
- Category: locality
- Location: Whicham, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.22487° or 54° 13′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.33542° or 3° 20′ 8″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9C6R6MF7+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 10294142071OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Silecroft” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西尔科罗夫特”
- Dutch: “Silecroft”
- French: “Silecroft”
- Irish: “Silecroft”
- Polish: “Silecroft”
- Welsh: “Silecroft”
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Notable Places Nearby
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