River Irt
The River Irt is a river in the county of Cumbria in northern England. It flows for approximately 14 miles from its source in Wast Water to its estuary at Ravenglass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Irt”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ravenglass railway station and Ravenglass railway station.
Ravenglass railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenglass is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 29+1⁄4 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Ravenglass in Cumbria.
Ravenglass railway station
Railway station
Photo: Keith Burroughs, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenglass Heritage Railway Station is the western terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. It is to the east of Ravenglass main line railway station, which is on the Cumbrian Coast Line.
Ravenglass Roman Bath House
Archaeological site
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenglass Roman Bath House is a ruined ancient Roman bath house at Ravenglass, Cumbria, England. Belonging to a 2nd-century Roman fort and naval base, the bath house is described by Matthew Hyde in his update to the Pevsner Guide to Cumbria as "an astonishing survival".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ravenglass and Holmrook.
Ravenglass
Village
Photo: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenglass is an English coastal village in west Cumbria that lies between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven, on the estuary of three rivers: the Esk, Mite and Irt.
Holmrook
Village
Photo: P stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holmrook is a linear village in the English county of Cumbria. It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the River Irt. The B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station less than two miles to the west.
Drigg
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drigg is a village on the coast of the Irish Sea in the Cumberland district of the county of Cumbria, England. It borders the Lake District National Park. Next to the village is the site of the UK's low-level radioactive waste storage facility.
River Irt
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Irt from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Irt” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Irt”
- Dutch: “River Irt”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ايرت”
- German: “River Irt”
- Japanese: “アート川”
- Swedish: “River Irt”
- Welsh: “Afon Irt”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muncaster Mill railway station and Barrow Crag.
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