Cockermouth Castle
Cockermouth Castle is in the town of Cockermouth in Cumbria on a site by the junction of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent. It is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK
- Also known as: “Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jennings Brewery and Cockermouth Library.
Jennings Brewery
Brewery
Jennings Brewery was established as a family concern in 1828 in the village of Lorton, between Buttermere and Cockermouth in the Lake District, England.
Cockermouth Library
Library
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockermouth Library is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Cockermouth Castle.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Cockermouth Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridekirk and Redmain.
Bridekirk
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridekirk is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district in the county of Cumbria, England. It is around 3.2 kilometres north of the Derwent river and about the same distance from the nearest large town of Cockermouth just south of the river. Bridekirk is situated 2 miles north of Cockermouth Castle.
Redmain
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Redmain is a small hamlet in the Isel Valley and parish of Blindcrake within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The hamlet lies on the south-facing slopes above the River Derwent, in an elevated position of 475 feet, giving panoramas across the Isel Valley and Lake District Fells. Redmain is situated 2 miles northeast of Cockermouth Castle.
Brigham
Village
Photo: David Trochos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brigham is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is near to the town of Cockermouth and is located just outside the Lake District National Park. Brigham is situated 2½ miles west of Cockermouth Castle.
Cockermouth Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Cockermouth Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cockermouth Castle”
- Danish: “Cockermouth Castle”
- French: “château de Cockermouth”
- French: “Château de Cockermouth”
- German: “Cockermouth Castle”
- Swedish: “Cockermouth Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Cockermouth”
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