River Eamont
The River Eamont is a river in Cumbria, England and one of the major tributaries of the River Eden. The name of the river is from Old English and is a back formation from Eamont Bridge which means the 'junction of streams'.Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Cumbria, England
- Also known as: “Eamont”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Culgaith Tunnel.
Acorn Bank House
Museum
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acorn Bank House is a museum, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of River Eamont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skirwith and Blencarn.
Skirwith
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skirwith is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Culgaith, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Skirwith is situated 1½ miles northeast of River Eamont.
Blencarn
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blencarn is a small village located in Westmorland and Furness in Cumbria, England. The village is situated at the foot of the Pennines. It has a small village hall that used to be a school. In Blencarn there is fly fishing at the 15-acre Blencarn lake. Blencarn is situated 2 miles east of River Eamont.
Kirkland
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkland is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. There is a fell called Kirkland Fell. Kirkland is situated 3 miles northeast of River Eamont.
River Eamont
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Eamont” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Eamont”
- Cebuano: “River Eamont”
- French: “Eamont”
- German: “Eamont”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Eamont”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eamont”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “River Eamont”
- Norwegian: “Eamont”
- Russian: “Имонт”
- Slovenian: “Earmont”
- Slovenian: “reka Earmont”
- Slovenian: “River Earmont”
- Swedish: “River Eamont”
- Welsh: “Afon Eamont”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Culgaith and Newbiggin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Highbarn Hill and Quarrystone Bank.
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