Close Houses

Close Houses is a hamlet in Long Marton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Close Houses is situated nearby to the hamlet Knock, as well as near Milburn Grange.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Cuthbert’s Church, Dufton and Dufton Pike.

St Cuthbert’s Church, Dufton

Church

Photo: Andrew, CC BY 2.0.

St Cuthbert's Church is situated 3⁄4 mile north of the village of Dufton, Cumbria, England. It should not be confused with the nearby St Cuthbert's church, Milburn.

Dufton Pike

Peak

Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dufton Pike is a hill in the northern Pennines, in Cumbria, England. It is 481 metres above sea level and is classed as a Marilyn. It rises above the village of Dufton. Dufton Fell lies between the pike and Cow Green Reservoir.

Dufton with Knock Methodist Chapel

Church

Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dufton with Knock Methodist Chapel is a church, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Close Houses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knock and Milburn.

Knock

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knock is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, and 1.9 km northwest of the larger village of Dufton and 3.1 km south of the village of Milburn.

Milburn

Village

Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milburn is a small village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located on the northern side of the Eden Valley, about 9 miles east of Penrith. Milburn is situated 1½ miles northwest of Close Houses.

Dufton

Village

Photo: Sara Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dufton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it lies in the Eden Valley and below Great Dun Fell. It is mostly around 180m above sea level. Dufton is situated 2 miles southeast of Close Houses.

Close Houses

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Long Marton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.64299° or 54° 38′ 35″ north

Longitude

-2.50116° or 2° 30′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C6VJFVX+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 433631946

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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