River Gilpin

The River Gilpin is a river in the English county of Cumbria. Formerly, the river was in the county of Westmorland. The river rises near Gilpin Lodge in the vicinity of Bowness-on-Windermere and flows in a general south-by-south-easterly direction through Gilpinpark Plantation.

Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Stream
Description: river in the United Kingdom
Also known as: “Gilpin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Levens Hall and Foulshaw Moss.

Levens Hall

Photo: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Levens Hall is a manor house in the Kent valley, near the village of Levens and 5 miles south of Kendal in Cumbria, Northern England.

Foulshaw Moss

Nature reserve

Foulshaw Moss is a raised bog in Cumbria, England. In 1998 it was bought by Cumbria Wildlife Trust, which has worked to reverse damage caused to the bog by drainage and afforestation. Foulshaw Moss is situated 1½ miles southwest of River Gilpin.

Levens Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Brian Clift, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Causeway End and Levens.

Causeway End

Neighborhood

Causeway End is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.

Levens

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Levens is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. It lies within the historic county of Westmorland. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,007, increasing at the 2011 census to 1,049.