Roughside

Roughside is a locality in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England. Roughside is situated nearby to the locality Dodd’s End, as well as near Dykehead.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St John the Evangelist and Rampghill mine.

St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St John the Evangelist is a church.

Rampghill mine

Adit

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rampgill mine is a disused lead mine at Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England UK Grid Reference: NY78184351 It was one of the most extensive and productive mines in Nenthead.

Nenthall War Memorial

Memorial

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Nenthall War Memorial is situated 1½ miles west of Roughside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nenthead and Coalcleugh.

Nenthead

Village

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is one of England's highest villages, at around 1,437 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain.

Coalcleugh

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coalcleugh is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is situated in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. In the past it was well known as a lead mining centre.

Carrshield

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carrshield is a village in West Allen parish, Northumberland, England. It lies in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. It is a small village with an old school building in the centre of the village. Carrshield is situated 2 miles northeast of Roughside.

Roughside

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

54.80128° or 54° 48′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.3357° or 2° 20′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C6VRM27+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 323137635

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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