Raughton Head
Raughton Head is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, located 8 miles south of Carlisle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Rose Castle.
Rose Castle
Building
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Castle is a fortified house in the parish of Dalston, Cumbria, England. It was the residence of the bishops of Carlisle from 1230 to 2009, and has been a peace and reconciliation centre since it was sold by the Church Commissioners to the Rose Castle Foundation in 2016.
High Head Castle
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
High Head Castle is a large fortified manor house in the English county of Cumbria located between Carlisle and Penrith. The house is now largely a ruin with the exterior walls and certain foundations surviving for the majority of the building. High Head Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Raughton Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockdalewath and Unthank.
Stockdalewath
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stockdalewath is a small village in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, but in the historic county of Cumberland, approximately 7.5 miles south of Carlisle in the extreme northwest of England.
Unthank
Locality
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unthank is a village near Dalston in Cumbria, England. It is first mentioned in writing in 1332. Unthank is situated 2 miles north of Raughton Head.
Buckabank
Hamlet
Photo: Adrian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckabank is a small village in the English county of Cumbria. It is situated on the B5299 road about 5 miles south-south-west of Carlisle, and approximately a mile from Dalston village centre. Buckabank is situated 2½ miles north of Raughton Head.
Raughton Head
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Cumbria, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Dalston, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8006° or 54° 48′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.96601° or 2° 57′ 58″ westElevation
335 feet (102 metres)Open location code
9C6VR22M+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3504437589OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Raughton Head” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “拉瑟頓海德”
- Chinese: “拉瑟顿海德”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gaitsgill and Nrockhole Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Raughton Head CofE School and Parkhouse wood.
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