Broad Oak

Broad Oak is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located along the A595 road, 14.4 miles by road south of Egremont.

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Cumbria, England, UK
Also known as: “Broad Oak, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ravenglass Roman Bath House and St Michael’s Church, Muncaster.

Ravenglass Roman Bath House

Archaeological site

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Ravenglass Roman Bath House is a ruined ancient Roman bath house at Ravenglass, Cumbria, England. Belonging to a 2nd-century Roman fort and naval base, the bath house is described by Matthew Hyde in his update to the Pevsner Guide to Cumbria as "an astonishing survival". Ravenglass Roman Bath House is situated 2 miles northwest of Broad Oak.

St Michael’s Church, Muncaster

Church

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St Michael's Church is in the grounds of Muncaster Castle, near Ravenglass, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.

Ravenglass railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravenglass is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 29+1⁄4 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Ravenglass in Cumbria. Ravenglass railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Broad Oak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corney and Ravenglass.

Corney

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Corney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Waberthwaite, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Corney is situated 2 miles south of Broad Oak.

Ravenglass

Village

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Ravenglass is an English coastal village in west Cumbria that lies between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven, on the estuary of three rivers: the Esk, Mite and Irt. Ravenglass is situated 2 miles northwest of Broad Oak.