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Banks

Banks is a village in , England, astride the course of , 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic is just a mile to the SW.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village in Cumbria, England
  • Also known as: “Banks, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Milecastle 53 and Lanercost Priory.

Archaeological site
was a milecastle on .

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 , Cumbria, England, within sight of , with which it had close connections.

Archaeological site
was a milecastle on .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanercost and Brampton.

Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the northern part of , England. The settlement is in the civil parish of , in the local government district. is known for the presence of and its proximity to .

Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in , 10 miles east of . 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.

Village
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is a village in , England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 to road. is situated 3½ miles south of Banks.

Banks

Latitude
54.97714° or 54° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.68194° or 2° 40′ 55″ west
Elevation
463 feet (141 metres)
Open location code
9C6VX8G9+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1241220757
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
7698772
Wiki­data ID
Q4856468
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Banks” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Banks, Cumbria”
  • French: “Banks”
  • German: “Banks”
  • Irish: “Banks”
  • Low German: “Banks”
  • Polish: “Banks (Kumbria)”
  • Polish: “Banks”
  • Welsh: “Banks, Cumbria”
  • Welsh: “Banks”

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Highlights include Hare Hill and Turret 53A.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Banks”. Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.