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Abbeystead

Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in , England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland, so-called Lord of the Fells.
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Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village in Lancashire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Abbeystead, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ Church and Abbeystead House.

Church
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, Over Wyresdale, stands in an isolated position to the west of the village of Abbeystead, , England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Building
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is a large country house to the east of the village of Abbeystead, , England, some 12 km south-east of . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Peak
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is one of the larger hills in the in the north west of England. marks the extreme western limit of the West Riding of the historic county of York. is situated 2 miles southeast of Abbeystead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quernmore and Oakenclough.

Village
Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in , England. It is located about 3 miles east of Lancaster. The parish of had a population of 532 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 567 at the 2011 Census. is situated 4 miles northwest of Abbeystead.

Hamlet
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is an English hamlet located on the edge of the in . is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the water power available from the swiftly flowing River Calder. is situated 4½ miles south of Abbeystead.

Village
Photo: Dave Collier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of . It had a population of 4,895 in 2011, up from 2,521 in 2001 The parish includes the villages of , and Hampson Green, and part of . is situated 5 miles west of Abbeystead.

Abbeystead

Latitude
53.98282° or 53° 58′ 58″ north
Longitude
-2.66951° or 2° 40′ 10″ west
Elevation
449 feet (137 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BYS
Open location code
9C5VX8MJ+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29556973
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
9409841
Wiki­data ID
Q306453
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Abbeystead” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Abbeystead”
  • French: “Abbeystead”
  • German: “Abbeystead”
  • Irish: “Abbeystead”
  • Polish: “Abbeystead”

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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 “Abbeystead”. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.