Sword Hill
Sword Hill is a locality in Askerton, Cumberland, England. Sword Hill is situated nearby to the locality Gowany Hill, as well as near Die Rigg.Places of Interest
Highlights include RAF Spadeadam.
RAF Spadeadam
Military installation
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RAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England, close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9,000 acre electronic warfare tactics range, making it the largest RAF base in the United Kingdom. RAF Spadeadam is situated 2 miles southeast of Sword Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churnsike Lodge and Blackpool Gate.
Churnsike Lodge
Locality
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churnsike Lodge is an early Victorian hunting lodge situated in the parish of Greystead, west Northumberland, England. Constructed in 1850 by the Charlton family, descendants of the noted Border Reivers family of the English Middle March, the lodge formed part of the extensive Hesleyside estate, located some 10 miles from Hesleyside Hall itself. Churnsike Lodge is situated 3½ miles east of Sword Hill.
Blackpool Gate
Hamlet
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackpool Gate is a settlement in the civil parish of Bewcastle, which is in the district of the Cumberland in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. Blackpool Gate is situated 5 miles west of Sword Hill.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 6 miles south of Sword Hill.
Sword Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Askerton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.07548° or 55° 4′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.60723° or 2° 36′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C7V39GV+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 2643941950OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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