Barras
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.Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Barras, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Stephen’s Church and Belah Viaduct.
Belah Viaduct
Historic site
Photo: Geoff White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Punchbowl Inn
Building
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Punchbowl Inn is a building, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Barras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Sowerby and Brough.
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 3½ miles west of Barras.
Brough
Village
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3½ miles northwest of Barras.
Helbeck
Hamlet
Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helbeck is a settlement and civil parish near the village of Brough, in Westmorland and Furness, in the county of Cumbria, England. There is a wood called Helbeck Wood nearby. Helbeck is situated 4 miles northwest of Barras.
Barras
- Category: locality
- Location: Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.50282° or 54° 30′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.2393° or 2° 14′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6VGQ36+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 434332730OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q2885493
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In Other Languages
“Barras” goes by many names.
- French: “Barras, Cumbrie”
- French: “Barras”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peasah Wood and Blackscar Wood.
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