Grange-Over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands is also called the "Lakeland Riviera", since the influence of the Gulf Stream gives it an exceptionally mild climate. It was historically in Lancashire, but re-assigned to Cumbria in 1974.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grange-over-Sands railway station and Kents Bank railway station.
Grange-over-Sands railway station
Railway station
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Grange-over-Sands is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 15+1⁄2 miles north-west of Lancaster, serves the town of Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria.
Kents Bank railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kents Bank is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 17+1⁄4 miles north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Kents Bank in Cumbria.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in the village of Allithwaite, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arnside and Silverdale and Cartmel.
Arnside and Silverdale
Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arnside and Silverdale is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North West England on the border between Lancashire and Cumbria. It's one of the smallest AONBs, just 29 square miles between the Kent Estuary, the River Keer and the A6.
Cartmel
Village
Photo: Strider52, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cartmel is a village in Furness (traditionally "Lancashire-over-the-Sands", England, 2+1⁄4 miles northwest of Grange-over-Sands close to the River Eea.
Grange-Over-Sands
- Type: Locality
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1895° or 54° 11′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.9071° or 2° 54′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6V53QV+R4GeoNames ID
7294793
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