Metal Bridge
Metal Bridge is a small settlement in Cumbria, England between Carlisle and Gretna, formerly on the main A74 road. The settlement consists of a few properties clustered around a public house of the same name, on the south bank of the River Esk, in a corner of Rockcliffe parish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Adrian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Metal Bridge, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rockcliffe CofE School and Lyneside railway station.
Rockcliffe CofE School
School
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockcliffe CofE School is situated 2 miles south of Metal Bridge.
Lyneside railway station
Building
Lyneside railway station served the hamlet of West Linton, Cumbria, England, from 1861 to 1964 on the Waverley Line. Lyneside railway station is situated 2 miles east of Metal Bridge.
The Crown And Thistle Public House
Pub
Photo: The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crown And Thistle Public House is situated 2 miles south of Metal Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Todhills and Rockcliffe.
Todhills
Hamlet
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Todhills is a small village on the outskirts of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The village's name is from Old English tota-hyll "look-out hill". Located north of Carlisle, nestled between the border city and Gretna, Todhills is so small that it really is known as a hamlet and not a village.
Rockcliffe
Village
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Part of the parish is a marshy peninsula between the mouths of the rivers Esk and Eden. Rockcliffe is situated 2 miles south of Metal Bridge.
Gretna
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna, together with Gretna Green, is a border town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 3400 in 2022; the name refers to grit or gravel.
Metal Bridge
- Category: locality
- Location: Rockcliffe, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97492° or 54° 58′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.00884° or 3° 0′ 32″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C6RXXFR+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 243094943OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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