Calder Bridge
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in Cumbria in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Calderbridge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge and Ponsonby Church.
St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge
Church
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St Bridget's Church is on the north side of the A595 road in the village of Calder Bridge, near Beckermet, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Calder Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackbeck and Haile.
Blackbeck
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House.
Haile
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haile is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of Egremont and the villages of Thornhill and Beckermet. Haile is situated 1½ miles north of Calder Bridge.
Thornhill
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornhill is a village in the county of Cumbria, England, south of Whitehaven and north of Seascale, close to St. Bees, and only a few miles from the Irish Sea. Thornhill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Calder Bridge.
Calder Bridge
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Ponsonby, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.44032° or 54° 26′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.4813° or 3° 28′ 53″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
9C6RCGR9+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 29539561OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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