Gosforth
Gosforth is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lake District, in Cumberland, England. It is situated on the A595 road between Whitehaven and Barrow-in-Furness.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gosforth Cross and Gosforth Hogback 2.
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.
Gosforth Hogback 2
Historic site
Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gosforth Hogback 2 is a historic site.
Gosforth Hogback 1
Historic site
Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gosforth Hogback 1 is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seascale and Holmrook.
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.
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.
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.
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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