Calthwaite
Calthwaite is a small village in rural Cumbria, England, situated between the small market town of Penrith and the larger city of Carlisle. It is within of the civil parish of Hesket and the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, but historically part of the traditional county of Cumberland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Calthwaite, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include All Saints Church and Voreda Roman Fort.
Voreda Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Voreda Roman Fort is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Calthwaite.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 2½ miles south of Calthwaite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plumpton and Unthank.
Plumpton
Village
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plumpton or Plumpton Wall is a small village and former civil parish, in the parish of Hesket, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the traditional and historic county of Cumberland but now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Plumpton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Calthwaite.
Unthank
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unthank is a village in the civil parish of Skelton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 39 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Unthank is situated 2½ miles south of Calthwaite.
High Hesket
Village
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Hesket is a village near the A6 road, in the parish of Hesket, in the Westmorland and Furness district, traditionally in the historic county of Cumberland but now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. The village was on the A6 road until it was by-passed. High Hesket is situated 2½ miles north of Calthwaite.
Calthwaite
- Category: locality
- Location: Hesket, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.75363° or 54° 45′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.82869° or 2° 49′ 43″ westElevation
482 feet (147 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB AHWOpen location code
9C6VQ53C+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 29359115OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2653969Wikidata ID
Q5023992
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Calthwaite” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Calthwaite”
- French: “Calthwaite”
- Irish: “Calthwaite”
- Polish: “Calthwaite”
- Welsh: “Calthwaite”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plumptonfoot and Plumpton Street.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calthwaite CofE School and Laikin Wood.
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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 “Calthwaite”. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.