Kirksanton
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Kirksanton, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Giant’s Grave and Silecroft railway station.
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.
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.
HM Prison Haverigg
Prison
Photo: Perry Dark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HM Prison Haverigg is a Category D men's prison, located in the village of Haverigg in Cumbria, and historically in Cumberland, England. The prison is situated just outside the Lake District National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silecroft and Haverigg.
Silecroft
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 2 miles southeast of Kirksanton.
Millom
Town
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Millom is a town and civil parish on the north shore of the estuary of the River Duddon in southernmost Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, about 6 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness and 26 miles south of Whitehaven. Millom is situated 2 miles east of Kirksanton.
Kirksanton
- Category: locality
- Location: Whicham, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2159° or 54° 12′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.32309° or 3° 19′ 23″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C6R6M8G+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 8699424144OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Kirksanton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kirksanton”
- French: “Kirksanton”
- Irish: “Kirksanton”
- Polish: “Kirksanton”
- Swedish: “Kirksanton”
- Welsh: “Kirksanton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Combe View and Whicham.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirksanton Village Hall and Giant’s Grave.
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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 “Kirksanton”. Photo: Perry Dark, CC BY-SA 2.0.