Bowes House
Bowes House is an electrical substation in Whicham, Cumberland, England. Bowes House is situated nearby to the village Silecroft, as well as near the archaeological site Giant’s Grave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silecroft railway station and Giant’s Grave.
Silecroft railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silecroft is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 19 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Kirksanton and Silecroft in Cumbria. Silecroft railway station is situated 540 feet northeast of Bowes House.
Giant’s Grave
Ruins
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Giant's Grave are two standing stones at the foot of Black Combe in Cumbria, England. The smaller stone has three cup and ring marks whilst the taller has only one. The grave is accessible via the A595 road in a field near the level crossing. Giant’s Grave is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Bowes House.
St Mary’s Church, Whicham
Church
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is on the A595 road in Whicham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary’s Church, Whicham is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Bowes House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silecroft and Kirksanton.
Silecroft
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The village of Silecroft in Cumbria, England, is in the parish of Whicham. It is situated between the towns of Millom and Bootle, and also neighbours the towns/villages of Haverigg, Kirksanton and Whitbeck.
Kirksanton
Village
Photo: Perry Dark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirksanton is a village on the A5093 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom, and the villages of Silecroft and Whicham.
Whitbeck
Village
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitbeck is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whicham, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It was called Whidbek in the 1500s. Whitbeck is situated 2 miles northwest of Bowes House.
Bowes House
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Whicham, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.22477° or 54° 13′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.33582° or 3° 20′ 9″ westOperator
Electricity North WestOpen location code
9C6R6MF7+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3743054129
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