Lane Head
Lane Head is a hamlet in Nether Denton, Cumberland, England. Lane Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Chapelburn, as well as near the village Low Row.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Cuthbert and Leahill Turret.
Leahill Turret
Historic site
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Leahill Turret is a typical example of one of the lookout towers located between the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria, located on the Lanercost Road near Banks, Parish of Waterhead.
Banna
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below. Banna is situated 2 miles northeast of Lane Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banks and Lanercost.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 2 miles west of Lane Head.
Lanercost
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall. Lanercost is situated 2½ miles west of Lane Head.
Hallbankgate
Village
Hallbankgate is a village in Cumbria, England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Hallbankgate is situated 3 miles south of Lane Head.
Lane Head
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Nether Denton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9713° or 54° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.63856° or 2° 38′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6VX9C6+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 306265410OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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