High Hesket
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “High Hesket, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Salutation Inn and Armathwaite Castle.
Armathwaite Castle
Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Armathwaite Castle is in the village of Armathwaite, Cumbria, England, by the River Eden. Originally built to defend against Scottish raiders in the 15th century, it was converted into a mansion and today is a Grade II* listed building. Armathwaite Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of High Hesket.
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 2 miles northeast of High Hesket.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Hesket and Aiketgate.
Low Hesket
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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. Southwaite is situated 1½ miles west of High Hesket.
High Hesket
- Category: locality
- Location: Hesket, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.79229° or 54° 47′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.81565° or 2° 48′ 56″ westElevation
486 feet (148 metres)Open location code
9C6VQ5RM+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 30797286OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“High Hesket” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “High Hesket”
- French: “High Hesket”
- Irish: “High Hesket”
- Welsh: “High Hesket”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Town and Petterill Green.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mary The Virgin, Hesket-in-The-Forest and High Hesket CofE School.
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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 “High Hesket”. Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.