Hilltop

Hilltop is a locality in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England. Hilltop is situated nearby to the locality Fairhill, as well as near the neighborhood Overwater.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rampghill mine and St John the Evangelist.

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.

St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St John the Evangelist is a church.

Ashgill Force

Waterfall

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashgill Force is a waterfall near Alston, Cumbria, England. The fall is located on Ashgill Beck and is reasonably easily accessible from the B6277 or from Garrigill village, downstream of the fall. Ashgill Force is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hilltop.

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.

Garrigill

Village

Photo: AndyArmstrong, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Garrigill, Cumbria is a small village in the North Pennine region of the UK, situated on the banks and close to the source of the River South Tyne. Historically part of Cumberland, today it is within the Garrigill ward of the civil parish of Alston Moor within Westmorland and Furness. Garrigill is situated 3 miles southwest of Hilltop.

Hilltop

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

54.78564° or 54° 47′ 8″ north

Longitude

-2.3358° or 2° 20′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C6VQMP7+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 323138781

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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