Townhead

Townhead is a hamlet in Hayton, Cumberland, England. Townhead is situated nearby to the locality Cow Hill, as well as near Green Hollow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalen, Hayton and The Stone Inn.

Church of St Mary Magdalen, Hayton

Church

Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Stone Inn

Pub

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

The Stone Inn is a pub.

Gelt Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Gelt Bridge or Gelt Viaduct is a skew arch railway viaduct in the parish of Hayton, east of Carlisle in Cumbria, north west England. Built from 1832, it is one of the earliest and largest skew bridges in Britain. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include How and Fenton.

How

Village

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

How is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. How is located eight miles due east of the city of Carlisle, to the south of Hayton. There are many hotels in Cumbria with How in the name.

Fenton

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fenton is a village in the civil parish of Hayton, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. It is near the small town of Brampton.

Faugh

Hamlet

Photo: Luke Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Faugh is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hayton, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Until 1974 it was in Cumberland. Faugh is situated 2 miles south of Townhead.

Townhead

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Hayton Town Head”
Category: locality
Location: Hayton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9125° or 54° 54′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.75593° or 2° 45′ 21″ west

Elevation

354 feet (108 metres)

Open location code

9C6VW67V+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1824890232

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13273986

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