Infell Wood

Infell Wood is a tower in Ponsonby, Cumberland, England. Infell Wood is situated nearby to the ruins Calder Abbey, as well as near the village Calder Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calder Abbey and St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge.

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 3,200 feet west of Infell Wood.

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 1¼ miles west of Infell Wood.

Ponsonby Church

Church

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ponsonby Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Infell Wood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Blackbeck.

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.

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. Blackbeck is situated 2 miles west of Infell Wood.

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. Haile is situated 2½ miles northwest of Infell Wood.

Infell Wood

Type: Tower
Location: Ponsonby, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.44187° or 54° 26′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.45032° or 3° 27′ 1″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

9C6RCGRX+PV

GeoNames ID

6288072

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