Beckermet
Beckermet is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, between Egremont and Seascale. The parish had a population of 1,619 in the 2011 census. Historically in Cumberland, it is served by Braystones railway station and is less than a mile west of the A595 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 704 residents
- Description: village and parish in Cumbria, England
- Also known as: “Beckermet, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Bridget and Braystones railway station.
Braystones railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Charlton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braystones is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 37 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Beckermet and Braystones in Cumbria.
Sellafield railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sellafield is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It serves Sellafield, in Cumbria, England; it is situated 35 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness. Sellafield railway station is situated 2 miles south of Beckermet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackbeck and Thornhill.
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.
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.
Calder Bridge
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Beckermet
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: St. John Beckermet, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.44616° or 54° 26′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.51546° or 3° 30′ 56″ westPopulation
704Elevation
128 feet (39 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB BEKOpen location code
9C6RCFWM+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 5258634249OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Beckermet” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brookbank and Braystones.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St John’s and Beckermet CofE School.
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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 “Beckermet”. Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.