Belah Viaduct

The Belah Viaduct was a railway viaduct on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, crossing the River Belah, in Cumbria, England, about 1 mile south of the village of Barras and 4 miles east north east of Kirkby Stephen.

Photo: Geoff White, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Historic site
Description: railway viaduct in Cumbria, England
Also known as: “Site of Belah Viaduct”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Stephen’s Church.

St Stephen’s Church

Church

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St Stephen’s Church is situated 1½ miles north of Belah Viaduct.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barras and Brough Sowerby.

Barras

Hamlet

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Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about 4 miles south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England. Barras is situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland.

Brough Sowerby

Village

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith. Brough Sowerby is situated 3 miles northwest of Belah Viaduct.

Brough

Village

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Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. Brough is situated 4 miles northwest of Belah Viaduct.

Belah Viaduct

Categories: railway viaduct, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.48966° or 54° 29′ 23″ north

Longitude

-2.24911° or 2° 14′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C6VFQQ2+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 419240935

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

Wikidata ID

Q13528046

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Highlights include Blackscar Wood and Holme Wood.

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