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Distington

Distington

Distington is a large village and civil parish in , England, 3 miles south of and 4 miles north of . Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of , Gilgarran and Pica.
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  • Type: Village with 1,450 residents
  • Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Distington, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Holy Spirit and Harrington railway station.

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

Railway station
Photo: H Stamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving the village of in , England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between and . It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Distington.

Church
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles northwest of Distington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Watch Hill and Harrington.

Locality
is a small hill lying on the western fringe of the in , north east of . It should not be confused with another some 19 km to the north-east, near , which is classified as a Marilyn and is one of Wainwright's Outlying Fells.

Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban village on the southern outskirts of , in the Cumberland district of , England. It was formerly a separate village and parish; it has been administered as part of Workington since 1934, and is now classed as part of the Workington built up area. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Distington.

Village
Photo: David Trochos, CC BY 3.0.
is a village and civil parish in the English county of , just to the north of the village of Moresby. It had a population of 773 in 2001, increasing to 888 at the 2011 Census. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Distington.

Distington

Latitude
54.59592° or 54° 35′ 45″ north
Longitude
-3.53686° or 3° 32′ 13″ west
Population
1,450
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB UBA
Open location code
9C6RHFW7+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29204692
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651213
Wiki­data ID
Q3242365
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Distington” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ডিস্টিংটন”
  • Cebuano: “Distington”
  • Chinese: “Distington”
  • Chinese: “迪斯汀頓”
  • Chinese: “迪斯汀顿”
  • Dutch: “Distington”
  • French: “Distington”
  • German: “Distington”
  • Gujarati: “ડિસ્ટિંગટન”
  • Irish: “Distington”
  • Italian: “Distington”
  • Japanese: “ディスティントン”
  • Kannada: “ಡಿಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “디스팅턴”
  • Ladin: “Distington”
  • Lithuanian: “Distingtonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Distington”
  • Polish: “Distington”
  • Portuguese: “Distington”
  • Russian: “Дистингтон”
  • Spanish: “Distington”
  • Swedish: “Distington”
  • Tamil: “டிஸ்டிங்க்டோன்”
  • Telugu: “డిస్టింగ్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Distington”
  • Urdu: “دیستینجٹن”
  • Welsh: “Distington”
  • “Distington”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Distington”. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.