Burtholme
Burtholme refers to any of a civil parish in Cumbria, England, a hamlet within that parish or a family name originally linked to the place. It also appears in Burtholme Beck, which marks a significant point on Hadrian's Wall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 195 residents
- Description: hamlet and civil parish in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Burtholme, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naworth Castle and Lanercost Priory.
Naworth Castle
Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naworth Castle, also known or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England, near the town of Brampton. It is adjacent to the A69 road from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, about 2 miles east of Brampton.
Lanercost Priory
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated in the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brampton and Lanercost.
Brampton
Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, 10 miles east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186. Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.
Lanercost
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW.
Burtholme
- Categories: hamlet and civil parish
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Burtholme” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Буртхолме”
- Cebuano: “Burtholme”
- Chinese: “Burtholme”
- Dutch: “Burtholme”
- French: “Burtholme”
- Irish: “Burtholme”
- Ladin: “Burtholme”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Burtholme”
- Polish: “Burtholme”
- Swedish: “Burtholme”
- Turkish: “Burtholme”
- Welsh: “Burtholme”
- “Burtholme”
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Highlights include Lanercost Bridge and Allieshaw Rigg.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Burtholme”. Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.