Low Hesket
Low Hesket is a village in the English county of Cumbria but was traditionally in the historic county of Cumberland. Low Hesket is on the A6 road 8+1⁄2 miles south of Carlisle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Low Hesket, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Armathwaite railway station and St Mary’s Church.
Armathwaite railway station
Railway station
Photo: Clive Warneford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Armathwaite is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 9 miles 75 chains south-east of Carlisle, serves the village of Armathwaite, in Cumbria, England. Armathwaite railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Low Hesket.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, Wreay is the Church of England parish church of Wreay in Cumbria. It was designed by Sara Losh in about 1835 and built between 1840 and 1842. St Mary’s Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Low Hesket.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aiketgate and Southwaite.
Aiketgate
Hamlet
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aiketgate is a small village in the English county of Cumbria. It is within the civil parish of Hesket. Development of wind turbines in the Eden Valley has drawn attention to Aiketgate.
Southwaite
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwaite is a small village in the parish of Hesket, in Westmorland and Furness, in the English county of Cumbria.
High Hesket
Village
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Hesket is a village near the A6 road, in the parish of Hesket, in the Westmorland and Furness district, traditionally in the historic county of Cumberland but now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. The village was on the A6 road until it was by-passed.
Low Hesket
- Category: locality
- Location: Hesket, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.81° or 54° 48′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.83316° or 2° 49′ 59″ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
9C6VR558+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 30797287OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Low Hesket” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Low Hesket”
- French: “Low Hesket”
- Irish: “Low Hesket”
- Polish: “Low Hesket”
- Welsh: “Low Hesket”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barrock Park and Mellgaurds.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Low Hesket Village Hall and St Mary The Virgin, Hesket-in-The-Forest.
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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 “Low Hesket”. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.