Gosforth
Gosforth is a locality in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. Gosforth is situated nearby to the locality Wellington, as well as near the hamlet Ponsonby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gosforth Cross and St Mary’s Church, Gosforth.
Gosforth Cross
Archaeological site
Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.
The Gosforth Cross is a large stone monument in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD.
St Mary’s Church, Gosforth
Church
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church in the village of Gosforth, Cumbria, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Ponsonby Fell
Peak
Ponsonby Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Gosforth, in Cumberland, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seascale and Nether Wasdale.
Seascale
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.
Nether Wasdale
Village
Photo: Peter Eckersley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nether Wasdale is a village in Cumbria, England, located in the valley and civil parish of Wasdale, near the River Irt and just over a mile to the west of the Wastwater lake. Nether Wasdale is situated 2½ miles east of Gosforth.
Holmrook
Village
Photo: P stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holmrook is a linear village in the English county of Cumbria. It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the River Irt. The B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station less than two miles to the west. Holmrook is situated 3 miles south of Gosforth.
Gosforth
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.4234° or 54° 25′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.4185° or 3° 25′ 7″ westElevation
236 feet (72 metres)Open location code
9C6RCHFJ+9JGeoNames ID
7291139
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