Askerton
Askerton is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 162 according to the 2001 census, decreasing to 141 at the 2011 Census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 139 residents
- Description: civil parish in Cumbria, UK
- Also known as: “Askerton, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bewcastle Castle and Bewcastle Roman Fort.
Bewcastle Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bewcastle Castle is a ruined castle in the parish of Bewcastle in the English county of Cumbria, a few miles from the Scottish border.
Bewcastle Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bewcastle Roman Fort was built to the north of Hadrian's Wall as an outpost fort possibly intended for scouting and intelligence. The remains of the fort are situated at the village of Bewcastle, Cumbria, 7 miles to the north of the Roman fort at Birdoswald, on Hadrian's Wall.
Bewcastle Cross
Cross
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bewcastle Cross is an Northumbrian cross which is still in its original position within the churchyard of St Cuthbert's church at Bewcastle, in the English county of Cumbria.
Askerton
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Askerton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Askerton” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Аскертон”
- Cebuano: “Askerton”
- Chinese: “Askerton”
- Dutch: “Askerton”
- French: “Askerton”
- Irish: “Askerton”
- Japanese: “アスカートン”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Askerton”
- Polish: “Askerton”
- Swedish: “Askerton”
- Turkish: “Askerton”
- Welsh: “Askerton”
- “Askerton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shopford and Bewcastle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Beacon and RAF Spadeadam.
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