Arnside and Silverdale
Arnside and Silverdale is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North West England on the border between Lancashire and Cumbria. It's one of the smallest AONBs, just 29 square miles between the Kent Estuary, the River Keer and the A6.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: protected area
- Description: Area of outstanding natural beauty in England
- Also known as: “Arnside and Silverdale AONB”, “Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”, and “Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arnside Knott and Arnside railway station.
Arnside Knott
Peak
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arnside Knott is a hill with a summit elevation of 159 metres, near Arnside, Cumbria, England. It is not in the Lake District National Park, lying south of the River Kent which forms the south eastern boundary of the national park.
Arnside railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jpilborough, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arnside is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 12+1⁄4 miles north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Arnside in Cumbria.
Silverdale railway station
Railway station
Photo: Colin Wynne-Parle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silverdale is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 9+1⁄2 miles north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Silverdale in Lancashire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grange-over-Sands and Arnside.
Grange-over-Sands
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grange-over-Sands is also called the "Lakeland Riviera", since the influence of the Gulf Stream gives it an exceptionally mild climate. It was historically in Lancashire, but re-assigned to Cumbria in 1974.
Arnside
Village
Photo: Klrbilly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arnside is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is historically part of Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire, England.
Beetham
Village
Photo: Yahra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beetham is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is situated on the border with Lancashire, 6 miles north of Carnforth.
Arnside and Silverdale
Latitude
54.183° or 54° 10′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.8237° or 2° 49′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6V55MG+5GWikidata ID
Q697504
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Arnside and Silverdale” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Arnside and Silverdale”
- German: “Arnside and Silverdale”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Arnside and Silverdale AONB”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Arnside and Silverdale”
- Norwegian: “Arnside and Silverdale”
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