Cockermouth
Cockermouth is an English market town of 8,800 people in the modern county of Cumbria, at the north western end of the Lake District. Much of the architectural core of the town remains largely unchanged since the 18th and 19th centuries.Places of Interest
Highlights include Derventio and Cockermouth Library.
Derventio
Archaeological site
Derventio was a Roman settlement at Papcastle on the river Derwent near Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. It was the site of a Roman fort, which was originally built in timber and rebuilt in stone.
Slate Fell
Peak
Slate Fell is a low hill in the North Western part of the English Lake District. It lies only about a mile from the busy market town of Cockermouth, and as such is a popular walk for local dog walkers, the amount of climb being only about 80 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brigham and Bridekirk.
Brigham
Village
Photo: David Trochos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brigham is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is near to the town of Cockermouth and is located just outside the Lake District National Park. Brigham is situated 2½ miles west of Cockermouth.
Bridekirk
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridekirk is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district in the county of Cumbria, England. It is around 3.2 kilometres north of the Derwent river and about the same distance from the nearest large town of Cockermouth just south of the river.
Cockermouth
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.6619° or 54° 39′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.36° or 3° 21′ 36″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
9C6RMJ6Q+QXGeoNames ID
7293173
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