Birk Beck
Birk Beck is a minor river in Cumbria. Rising on the fells near Shap, the beck runs south-by-south east, picking up Wasdale Beck and Bretherdale Beck before falling into the River Lune near the head of the Lune Gorge by Castle Howe close to Old Tebay.Places of Interest
Highlights: Old School and Orton CofE School.
Orton Hall
Residential building
Orton Hall is a residential building, which is situated 2½ miles north of Birk Beck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tebay and Old Tebay.
Tebay
Village
Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic borders of Westmorland.
Old Tebay
Hamlet
Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic borders of Westmorland.
Birk Beck
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.43333° or 54° 26′ north
Longitude
-2.6° or 2° 36′ west
Elevation
653 feet (199 metres)
Open location code
9C6VCCM2+82
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Birk Beck” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Birk Beck”
- Swedish: “Birk Beck”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Greenholme and Gaisgill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Greenholme and Jeffrey’s Mount.
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