Bewcastle
Bewcastle is a large civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 411, reducing to 391 at the 2011 Census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 397 residents
- Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bewcastle, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bewcastle Roman Fort and Bewcastle Castle.
Bewcastle Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bewcastle Roman Fort was built to the north of Hadrian's Wall as an outpost fort possibly intended for scouting and intelligence. The remains of the fort are situated at the village of Bewcastle, Cumbria, 7 miles to the north of the Roman fort at Birdoswald, on Hadrian's Wall.
Bewcastle Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bewcastle Castle is a ruined castle in the parish of Bewcastle in the English county of Cumbria, a few miles from the Scottish border.
Bewcastle Cross
Cross
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bewcastle Cross is an Northumbrian cross which is still in its original position within the churchyard of St Cuthbert's church at Bewcastle, in the English county of Cumbria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackpool Gate and Banks.
Blackpool Gate
Hamlet
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackpool Gate is a settlement in the civil parish of Bewcastle, which is in the district of the Cumberland in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. Blackpool Gate is situated 3 miles northwest of Bewcastle.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 6 miles south of Bewcastle.
Bewcastle
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Bewcastle, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.0641° or 55° 3′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.68262° or 2° 40′ 57″ westPopulation
397Elevation
495 feet (151 metres)Open location code
9C7V3878+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 243094967OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2655783Wikidata ID
Q727432
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Bewcastle” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Bewcastle”
- Cebuano: “Bewcastle”
- Chinese: “Bewcastle”
- Dutch: “Bewcastle”
- French: “Bewcastle”
- Irish: “Bewcastle”
- Italian: “Bewcastle”
- Japanese: “ビューカッスル”
- Ladin: “Bewcastle”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bewcastle”
- Persian: “بیوکاسل”
- Polish: “Bewcastle”
- Spanish: “Bewcastle”
- Swedish: “Bewcastle”
- Turkish: “Bewcastle”
- Welsh: “Bewcastle”
- “Bewcastle”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Cuthberts Church and Bewcastle Museum.
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