Merrythought

Merrythought is a locality in Hesket, Westmorland and Furness, England. Merrythought is situated nearby to the hamlet Plumptonfoot, as well as near Thiefside.

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints Church and Voreda Roman Fort.

All Saints Church

Church

Photo: Hannah Bentley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Voreda Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Voreda Roman Fort is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calthwaite and Plumpton.

Calthwaite

Village

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

Calthwaite is a small village in rural Cumbria, England, situated between the small market town of Penrith and the larger city of Carlisle. It is within of the civil parish of Hesket and the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, but historically part of the traditional county of Cumberland.

Plumpton

Village

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plumpton or Plumpton Wall is a small village and former civil parish, in the parish of Hesket, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the traditional and historic county of Cumberland but now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Plumpton is situated 2 miles south of Merrythought.

High Hesket

Village

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Hesket is a village near the A6 road, in the civil parish of Hesket, in the Westmorland and Furness district, but traditionally in the historic county of Cumberland and now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. High Hesket is situated 2½ miles north of Merrythought.

Merrythought

Type: Locality
Location: Hesket, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.75641° or 54° 45′ 23″ north

Longitude

-2.79765° or 2° 47′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C6VQ642+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1753967258

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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