Bowness-on-Solway

Bowness-on-Solway is a village in , England, and in the historic county of Cumberland. It is situated to the west of Carlisle on the southern side of the estuary separating and .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,130 residents
  • Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria” and “Bowness, Allerdale”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mais and St Michael’s Church.

Archaeological site
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maia, or , in , was a Roman fort…

Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is in the village of Bowness-on-Solway, , England.

Archaeological site
was a milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Carlisle and Glasson.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal village in Cumberland, , England.

Village
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is a village in , England, just inland… is situated 2 miles southeast of Bowness-on-Solway.

Village
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is a small village located… is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bowness-on-Solway.

Bowness-on-Solway

Latitude
54.9519° or 54° 57′ 7″ north
Longitude
-3.21509° or 3° 12′ 54″ west
Population
1,130
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
9C6RXQ2M+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29278026
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2655050
Wiki­data ID
Q895484
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Bowness-on-Solway” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • Chinese: “鮑內斯-索爾威鎮”
  • Chinese: “鲍内斯-索尔威镇”
  • Dutch: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • French: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • German: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • Italian: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • Japanese: “ボウネス＝オン＝ソルウェー”
  • Latin: “Blatum Bulgium”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • Persian: “بونس آن سولوی”
  • Polish: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • Swedish: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • Turkish: “Bowness-on-Solway”
  • Urdu: “بونیس آن سولوی”
  • Welsh: “Bowness-on-Solway”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rampart Head and Solway Bank.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: U Know Who’s and Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort.

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Worth a closer look: Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness.

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