River Esk
River Esk is a stream in Cumbria, North West England, England. River Esk is situated nearby to the hamlet Rockcliffe Cross, as well as near the village Rigg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochmaben Stone and Raydale Park.
Lochmaben Stone
Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith on the shore of the Solway Firth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies by the mouth of the Kirtle Water, near the town of Gretna.
Raydale Park
Sports venue
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008. Raydale Park is situated 2 miles north of River Esk.
Gretna Green railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Armstrong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna Green is a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line, which runs between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The station, situated 9 miles 58 chains north-west of Carlisle, serves the town of Gretna and village of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Gretna Green railway station is situated 2½ miles north of River Esk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gretna and Metal Bridge.
Gretna
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna, together with Gretna Green, is a border town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 3400 in 2022; the name refers to grit or gravel.
Metal Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Adrian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Metal Bridge is a small settlement in Cumbria, England between Carlisle and Gretna, formerly on the main A74 road. The settlement consists of a few properties clustered around a public house of the same name, on the south bank of the River Esk, in a corner of Rockcliffe parish. Metal Bridge is situated 2½ miles east of River Esk.
Rockcliffe
Village
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Part of the parish is a marshy peninsula between the mouths of the rivers Esk and Eden. Rockcliffe is situated 3 miles southeast of River Esk.
River Esk
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Esk”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.96667° or 54° 58′ northLongitude
-3.06667° or 3° 4′ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C6RXW8M+M8GeoNames ID
2649904
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