Binsey
Binsey is a hill on the northern edge of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is detached from the rest of the Lakeland hills, and thus provides a good spot to look out at the Northern and North Western Fells of the Lake District, as well as the coastal plain and, across the Solway Firth, Scotland. Snaefell on the Isle of Man is also visible on a clear day.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,467 feet
- Description: hill in the Lake District in Cumbria, England
- Also known as: “Binsey, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caer Mote and Overwater Hall.
Caer Mote
Peak
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caer Mote is a hill of 289 metres in the north of the English Lake District near Bothel, Cumbria. Its summit lies just outside the boundary of the Lake District National Park and offers a view of Bassenthwaite Lake.
Overwater Hall
Hotel
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overwater Hall is a country house near Ireby in Cumbria. It is a Grade II Listed building.
Chapelhouse Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapelhouse Reservoir is a water reservoir near Uldale in Cumbria, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uldale and Ireby.
Uldale
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uldale is a small village and former civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is about 5 miles from Caldbeck, 2 miles from Ireby with which it now forms the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale together with Aughertree.
Ireby
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ireby is a village in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England with a population of around 180. It is located above the River Ellen, just outside the Lake District National Park, in the area locally called Back o'Skiddaw, with views to the Caldbeck Fells.
Aughertree
Hamlet
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aughertree is a village in northern Cumbria, England. It is situated near to the villages of Caldbeck and Torpenhow, but closer to the main local centre Ireby and is in the parish of Ireby and Uldale.
Binsey
- Categories: fell and landform
- Location: Ireby and Uldale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.7088° or 54° 42′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.20419° or 3° 12′ 15″ westElevation
1,467 feet (447 metres)Open location code
9C6RPQ5W+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 9337550076OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Binsey from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Binsey” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бинсей”
- Cebuano: “Binsey”
- Swedish: “Binsey”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Binsey”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Crag and High Bewaldeth.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dickinson’s wood and Stonebriggs Plantation.
Cumbria: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, and Penrith.
Curious Hills to Discover
Uncover intriguing hills from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Binsey”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.