Moss Side

Moss Side is a locality in St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, England. Moss Side is situated nearby to the village Calder Bridge, as well as near the hamlet Blackbeck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge and Ponsonby Church.

St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge

Church

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St Bridget's Church is on the north side of the A595 road in the village of Calder Bridge, near Beckermet, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.

Ponsonby Church

Church

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calder Abbey

Ruins

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Blackbeck.

Calder Bridge

Village

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956.

Blackbeck

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House.

Haile

Village

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haile is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of Egremont and the villages of Thornhill and Beckermet.

Moss Side

Type: Locality
Location: St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.4442° or 54° 26′ 39″ north

Longitude

-3.48863° or 3° 29′ 19″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Open location code

9C6RCGV6+MG

GeoNames ID

13274565

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