Abbey Flatts
Abbey Flatts is a castle in St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, England. Abbey Flatts is situated nearby to the peak Cold Fell, as well as near the village Calder Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calder Abbey and Cold Fell.
Calder Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge. Calder Abbey is situated 3,700 feet south of Abbey Flatts.
Cold Fell
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cold Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District. It is easily climbed from the road between Ennerdale Bridge and Calder Bridge. This road is in fact known as Cold Fell Road and is used by many Sellafield employees living in Cockermouth.
St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge
Church
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St Bridget's Church is on the north side of the A595 road in the village of Calder Bridge, near Beckermet, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge is situated 1 mile southwest of Abbey Flatts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Haile.
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.
Haile
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haile is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of Egremont and the villages of Thornhill and Beckermet.
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.
Abbey Flatts
- Type: Castle
- Description: possible castle site in Cumbria, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Abbey Flatts” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Abbey Flatts”
- Swedish: “Abbey Flatts”
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