Calvo
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Calvo, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Milefortlet 9 and Christ Church.
Milefortlet 9
Archaeological site
Milefortlet 9 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade. Milefortlet 9 is situated 1½ miles northwest of Calvo.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is situated 2 miles west of Calvo.
Solway Community School
School
Solway Community School is a mixed secondary school located in Silloth in the English county of Cumbria. It is a comprehensive community school administered by Cumberland Council. Solway Community School is situated 2 miles west of Calvo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skinburness and Silloth.
Skinburness
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skinburness is a village in Cumbria, England. It forms a residential area for the town of Silloth, and is about 10 miles west of Wigton. The Skinburness Hotel was the most prominent building in the village, but was demolished in 2017. Skinburness is situated 1½ miles northwest of Calvo.
Silloth
Town
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silloth, or Silloth-on-Solway, is a port town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town stands on the coast of the Solway Firth, 18 miles west of Carlisle. Silloth is situated 2 miles west of Calvo.
Blitterlees
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blitterlees is a small hamlet in the parish of Holme Low, one mile south of Silloth in Cumbria, United Kingdom. The hamlet of Wolsty is located approximately 1 mile to the south as the crow flies, or 2.25 miles by road, and Cumbria's county town, Carlisle, is located 23 miles to the east. Blitterlees is situated 2½ miles southwest of Calvo.
Calvo
- Category: locality
- Location: Holme Low, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.87203° or 54° 52′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.33518° or 3° 20′ 7″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C6RVMC7+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5079105228OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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