River Lune

The River Lune is a river 53 miles in length in and , England.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Cumbria and Lancashire, UK
  • Also known as: “Lune River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plover Scar Lighthouse and Cockersand Abbey.

Lighthouse
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as the Abbey Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary, near in , England.

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is a former abbey and former civil parish near in the City of Lancaster district of , England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.

Memorial
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Sambo's Grave is the burial site of a black cabin boy or slave on unconsecrated ground in a field near the small village of , , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunderland and Glasson Dock.

Village
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, commonly known as Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and , in the City of Lancaster district of , England.

Village
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, also known as Glasson, is a village in , England, south of Lancaster at the mouth of the River Lune. In 2011, it had a population of around 600.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, south west of and south of between and the estuary of the River Lune. is situated 2 miles north of River Lune.

River Lune

Latitude
53.985° or 53° 59′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.8775° or 2° 52′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C5VX4PF+22
Geo­Names ID
2643381
Wiki­data ID
Q1162445
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“River Lune” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر اللون”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Lune”
  • Cebuano: “River Lune”
  • Chinese: “呂訥河”
  • Chinese: “盧恩河”
  • Dutch: “Lune”
  • Dutch: “River Lune”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اللون”
  • French: “Lune”
  • German: “River Lune (Irische See)”
  • German: “River Lune”
  • Hebrew: “נהר לון”
  • Japanese: “ルーン川”
  • Polish: “Lune”
  • Serbian: “Лун”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lune”
  • Spanish: “Rio Lune”
  • Spanish: “Río Lune”
  • Swedish: “River Lune”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Upper Thurnham and Lower Thurnham.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cockerham Lighthouse and Cockerham Airfield.

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