Irthington Castle
Irthington Castle was a castle located near Irthington, Cumbria, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Irthington, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Irthington”, “Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm”, and “The Nook”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Kentigern, Irthington and Carlisle Airport.
Church of St Kentigern, Irthington
Church
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Kentigern, Irthington is situated 430 feet northwest of Irthington Castle.
Carlisle Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Supmaboi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carlisle Lake District Airport is a small airport located 5 NM north-east of Carlisle, England on a plain near the River Irthing. Originally opened as an RAF base in 1941, it came under government ownership in the 1960s before being sold to Haughey Airports in 2000 which was later purchased and rebranded as Stobart Air Limited.
Brampton Old Church
Church
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Brampton Old Church stands about 1 mile to the west of the town of Brampton, Cumbria, England. It was originally the parish church of Brampton but is now redundant. Brampton Old Church is situated 3,500 feet east of Irthington Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laversdale and Brampton.
Laversdale
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laversdale is a village in Cumbria, England, situated to the north of Carlisle Lake District Airport. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 428. One of its more distinctive buildings is a thatched tithe barn, now a private house. Laversdale is situated 1½ miles northwest of Irthington Castle.
Brampton
Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, 10 miles east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186. Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.
Little Corby
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Corby is a village in the county of Cumbria in the north of England. It is east of the city of Carlisle, alongside the River Eden and near to the A69 road. Little Corby is situated 3 miles southwest of Irthington Castle.
Irthington Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Irthington, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Irthington Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Irthington”
- Swedish: “Irthington”
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