Cleator

Cleator is a village in the civil parish of Cleator Moor, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Cleator is located on the edge of the Lake District, with Dent Fell on the skyline to the south east.

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Type: Village
Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Cleator, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Leonard and Dent.

St Leonard

Church

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St Leonard is a church in Cleator, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is Crosslacon. The church is a Grade II listed building.

Dent

Peak

Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dent is a small fell on the fringe of the English Lake District near the towns of Cleator Moor and Egremont. Sometimes known as Long Barrow, it is traditionally the first fell encountered by hikers following Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk. Dent is situated 1½ miles east of Cleator.

Egremont Castle

Ruins

Photo: Paul Lakin, CC BY 3.0.

Egremont Castle is located in the town of Egremont, Cumbria. Egremont Castle is situated 2 miles south of Cleator.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moor Row and Cleator Moor.

Moor Row

Village

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moor Row is a village in Cumbria, North West England. It is in Egremont civil parish and lies on a minor road off the A595, south-east of Whitehaven. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 759.

Cleator Moor

Town

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cleator Moor is a town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The parish was historically called Cleator. During the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, the new settlement of Cleator Moor was built on the moorland to the north of Cleator village, based around mining and the iron industry.