Rookby
Rookby is a locality in Kaber, Westmorland and Furness, England. Rookby is situated nearby to the village Winton, as well as near Brough Sowerby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brough Castle and Verterae.
Brough Castle
Ruins
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Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains. Brough Castle is situated 2 miles north of Rookby.
Verterae
Archaeological site
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Verterae was a Roman fort in the modern-day village of Brough, Cumbria, England. Occupied between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, it protected a key Roman road in the north of England. Verterae is situated 2 miles north of Rookby.
Church of St Michael
Church
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Church of St Michael is situated 2 miles north of Rookby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Sowerby and Kirkby Stephen.
Brough Sowerby
Village
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Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith.
Kirkby Stephen
Town
Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies on the A685 and is surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, about 25 miles from the nearest larger towns, Kendal and Penrith. Kirkby Stephen is situated 2 miles southwest of Rookby.
Brough
Village
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Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. Brough is situated 2½ miles north of Rookby.
Rookby
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kaber, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.49357° or 54° 29′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.30738° or 2° 18′ 27″ westElevation
610 feet (186 metres)Open location code
9C6VFMVV+C2GeoNames ID
13275122
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