Glasson
Glasson is a village in Cumbria, England, just inland from the Solway coast, eight miles northwest of Carlisle on the course of Hadrian's Wall near Drumburgh. The place name derives from the Anglo-Scandinavian glaise, meaning "a small stream".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village near Wigton, Cumbria, UK
- Also known as: “Glasson, Bowness”, “Glasson, Cumbria”, and “Glasson, Wigton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Milecastle 77 and Mais.
Milecastle 77
Archaeological site
Milecastle 77 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall.
Mais
Archaeological site
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maia, or Mais, in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, and was the last fort at the western end of the Wall, overlooking the Solway Firth. Mais is situated 2 miles northwest of Glasson.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is in the village of Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Michael’s Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Glasson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumburgh and Port Carlisle.
Drumburgh
Village
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumburgh is a small settlement in Cumbria, England. It is 13 kilometres northwest of the city of Carlisle and is on the course of Hadrian's Wall, near to Burgh by Sands.
Port Carlisle
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Carlisle is a coastal village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Bowness-on-Solway. Its original name was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal it was renamed Port Carlisle.
Fingland
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fingland is a hamlet in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Fingland is located on the B5307 road in between the villages of Kirkbride and Kirkbampton. Fingland is situated 2 miles south of Glasson.
Glasson
- Category: locality
- Location: Bowness, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.93404° or 54° 56′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.17001° or 3° 10′ 12″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C6RWRMH+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 29278028OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Glasson” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Glasson, Wigton”
- French: “Glasson”
- Irish: “Glasson”
- Welsh: “Glasson, Wigton”
- Welsh: “Glasson”
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