Giant’s Thumb
Giant’s Thumb is an archaeological site in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Giant’s Thumb is situated nearby to the historic site The Giant’s Grave, as well as near the government office Penrith Registration Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former Grammar School and St Andrew’s Church, Penrith.
St Andrew’s Church, Penrith
Church
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is in the centre of the town of Penrith, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
The Giant’s Grave
Historic site
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Giant’s Grave is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penrith and Fair Hill.
Penrith
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles south of Carlisle.
Fair Hill
Suburb
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles south of Carlisle.
Eamont Bridge
Village
Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.
Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The village is named after the bridge over the River Eamont and straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.
Giant’s Thumb
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66417° or 54° 39′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.75164° or 2° 45′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C6VM67X+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2327430821OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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