Burtholme

Burtholme is a hamlet in Burtholme, Cumberland, England. Burtholme is situated nearby to the hamlet Lanercost, as well as near Naworth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lanercost Priory and Milecastle 54.

Lanercost Priory

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated in the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections.

Milecastle 54

Archaeological site

Milecastle 54 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.

Naworth Castle

Castle

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Naworth Castle, also known or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England, near the town of Brampton. It is adjacent to the A69 road from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, about 2 miles east of Brampton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanercost and Banks.

Lanercost

Hamlet

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

Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall.

Banks

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW.

Brampton

Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, 10 miles east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186. Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.

Burtholme

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Burtholme, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.96577° or 54° 57′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.70998° or 2° 42′ 36″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

9C6VX78R+82

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5726558783

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13276715

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