Backbarrow
Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 512 residents
- Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Backbarrow, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lakeland Motor Museum and Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway.
Lakeland Motor Museum
Museum
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum now located at Backbarrow, Cumbria, England which houses a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars and motoring related items and memorabilia and an exhibition dedicated to the land and water speed record activities of Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald Campbell.
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway is a 3.2-mile-long heritage railway in Cumbria, England.Haverthwaite railway station
Railway station
Photo: bayphotographic, CC BY 2.0.
Haverthwaite railway station is the western terminus of the preserved Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway; it serves the village of Haverthwaite, in Cumbria, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newby Bridge and Bouth.
Newby Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newby Bridge is a hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere.
Bouth
Village
Photo: Ian Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bouth is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically, it was part of the county of Lancashire. It is within the Lake District National Park. Bouth is situated 2 miles west of Backbarrow.
Finsthwaite
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finsthwaite is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located near the Furness Fells and Windermere. Finsthwaite is situated 2 miles north of Backbarrow.
Backbarrow
- Category: locality
- Location: Haverthwaite, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.25544° or 54° 15′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.98853° or 2° 59′ 19″ westPopulation
512Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)Open location code
9C6V7246+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 29671308OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
9429958Wikidata ID
Q4839557
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Backbarrow” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Backbarrow”
- Dutch: “Backbarrow”
- French: “Backbarrow”
- Irish: “Backbarrow”
- Polish: “Backbarrow”
- Spanish: “Backbarrow”
- Swedish: “Backbarrow”
- Welsh: “Backbarrow”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Low Brow Edge and High Brow Edge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cascades Health & Fitness Club and River Leven.
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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 “Backbarrow”. Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.