Gosforth

Gosforth is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in Cumbria, England. It is situated on the A595 road between Whitehaven and Barrow-in-Furness, within the unitary authority area of Cumberland and on the western edge of the Lake District.

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 tall, slender Viking High Cross, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria.

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″ north

Longitude

-3.4185° or 3° 25′ 7″ west

Elevation

236 feet (72 metres)

Open location code

9C6RCHFJ+9J

GeoNames ID

7291139

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