Wolstey Castle

Wolstey Castle is a castle in Holme Low, Cumberland, England. Wolstey Castle is situated nearby to the locality Wolsty, as well as near the village Beckfoot.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lees Scar Light and Christ Church.

Lees Scar Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lees Scar Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wolstey Castle.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church is situated 2 miles north of Wolstey Castle.

St Cuthbert’s Church

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Cuthbert’s Church is situated 2 miles south of Wolstey Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wolsty and Beckfoot.

Wolsty

Locality

Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wolsty is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Holme Low in Cumbria, England. It is located three-and-a-quarter miles south of Silloth-on-Solway, five miles west of Abbeytown, three-and-a-quarter miles north of the village of Mawbray, and twenty-three miles west of Cumbria's county town, Carlisle.

Beckfoot

Village

Photo: James Denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beckfoot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme St Cuthbert in Cumbria, England. It is located on the B5300 coast road, three miles south of Silloth-on-Solway and two miles north of the village of Mawbray.

Blitterlees

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blitterlees is a hamlet in the parish of Holme Low, one mile south of Silloth in Cumbria, England. The hamlet of Wolsty is located approximately 1 mile to the south as the crow flies, or 2.25 miles by road, and Cumbria's county town, Carlisle, is located 23 miles to the east.

Wolstey Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Holme Low, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.8421° or 54° 50′ 32″ north

Longitude

-3.3955° or 3° 23′ 44″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

9C6RRJR3+RR

GeoNames ID

6286439

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