Ponsonby

Ponsonby is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of the county of , England. Ponsonby has a church which was constructed in 1840 and had further additions in 1874.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 252 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Ponsonby, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Calder Abbey and Ponsonby Tarn.

Ruins
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in 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 .

Lake
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is a lake.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Blackbeck.

Village
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is a small village in in England. It is located between the hamlets of and and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the nuclear plant— was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956.

Hamlet
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is a small village in , England. It is northeast of and , along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Inn, Farm and Brow House. is situated 2 miles northwest of Ponsonby.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of , England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of and the villages of and . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ponsonby.

Ponsonby

Latitude
54.43617° or 54° 26′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.45812° or 3° 27′ 29″ west
Population
252
Elevation
436 feet (133 metres)
Open location code
9C6RCGPR+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 59689247
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13282898
Wiki­data ID
Q2087445
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Ponsonby” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Понсонбй”
  • Cebuano: “Ponsonby”
  • Chinese: “Ponsonby”
  • Dutch: “Ponsonby”
  • French: “Ponsonby”
  • Irish: “Ponsonby”
  • Italian: “Ponsonby (Cumbria)”
  • Italian: “Ponsonby”
  • Japanese: “ポンソンビー”
  • Ladin: “Ponsonby”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ponsonby”
  • Persian: “پانزانبی، کامبریا”
  • Persian: “پانزانبی”
  • Polish: “Ponsonby”
  • Swedish: “Ponsonby”
  • Turkish: “Ponsonby, Cumbria”
  • Welsh: “Ponsonby, Cumbria”
  • Welsh: “Ponsonby”
  • “Ponsonby”

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