Gleaston
Gleaston is a village with a population of around 400 in the Furness area of South Cumbria, situated between the towns of Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton-in-Furness and Ulverston.Photo: Jim Woodward-Nutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Glaston” and “Gleaston, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gleaston Castle and Church of St Matthew.
Gleaston Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gleaston Castle is a medieval building in a valley about 1 kilometre north-east of the village of Gleaston. The village lies between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness in the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, England.
Roose railway station
Railway station
Photo: Lee Coward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roose is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 1+3⁄4 miles east of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the suburb of Roose in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Roose railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Gleaston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stainton with Adgarley and Newbiggin.
Stainton with Adgarley
Village
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainton with Adgarley is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about 5 miles from Dalton-in-Furness. It is a small farming community and is served by the Urswick Bardsea and Stainton Parish Council.
Newbiggin
Village
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbiggin is a village on the A5087 road, in the civil parish of Aldingham, in Furness, in the unitary authority area of Westmorland and Furness, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Scales
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scales is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The town of Ulverston is around 3.5 miles south of the village. The name Scales comes from the Old Norse skali, with an Old English plural *Scalas, meaning huts.
Gleaston
- Category: locality
- Location: Aldingham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.12852° or 54° 7′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.13905° or 3° 8′ 21″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C6R4VH6+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 10294170232OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Gleaston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gleaston”
- French: “Gleaston”
- Irish: “Gleaston”
- Polish: “Gleaston”
- Swedish: “Gleaston”
- Welsh: “Gleaston”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gleaston Village Hall and Gleaston Village Green.
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