Nenthead
Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is one of England's highest villages, at around 1,437 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, England
- Also known as: “Nenthead, Cumbria”
Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St John the Evangelist and Rampghill mine.
Rampghill mine
Adit
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rampgill mine is a disused lead mine at Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England UK Grid Reference: NY78184351 It was one of the most extensive and productive mines in Nenthead.
Nenthall War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nenthall War Memorial is situated 2 miles northwest of Nenthead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalcleugh and Garrigill.
Coalcleugh
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalcleugh is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is situated in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. In the past it was well known as a lead mining centre.
Garrigill
Village
Photo: AndyArmstrong, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Garrigill, Cumbria is a small village in the North Pennine region of the UK, situated on the banks and close to the source of the River South Tyne. Historically part of Cumberland, today it is within the Garrigill ward of the civil parish of Alston Moor within Westmorland and Furness. Garrigill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Nenthead.
Carrshield
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrshield is a village in West Allen parish, Northumberland, England. It lies in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. It is a small village with an old school building in the centre of the village. Carrshield is situated 2½ miles northeast of Nenthead.
Nenthead
- Category: locality
- Location: Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.78921° or 54° 47′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.34277° or 2° 20′ 34″ westElevation
1,463 feet (446 metres)Open location code
9C6VQMQ4+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 27593204OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Nenthead” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Нентхеад”
- Cebuano: “Nenthead”
- Dutch: “Nenthead”
- French: “Nenthead”
- Irish: “Nenthead”
- Polish: “Nenthead”
- Swedish: “Nenthead”
- Welsh: “Nenthead”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nenthead Village Hall and Nenthead Post Office.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nenthead”. Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.