Guards End
Guards End is a locality in Gosforth, Cumberland, England. Guards End is situated nearby to the locality Spring Keld, as well as near Between Guards.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gosforth Cross and St Mary’s Church, Gosforth.
Gosforth Cross
Archaeological site
Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.
The Gosforth Cross is a large stone monument in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD.
St Mary’s Church, Gosforth
Church
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church in the village of Gosforth, Cumbria, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Gosforth Hogback 1
Historic site
Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gosforth Hogback 1 is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nether Wasdale and Santon Bridge.
Nether Wasdale
Village
Photo: Peter Eckersley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nether Wasdale is a village in Cumbria, England, located in the valley and civil parish of Wasdale, near the River Irt and just over a mile to the west of the Wastwater lake. Nether Wasdale is situated 2 miles east of Guards End.
Santon Bridge
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santon Bridge is a small village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, at a bridge over the River Irt. The civil parish is called Irton with Santon. The population of this civil parish as at the 2011 census was 316. Santon Bridge is situated 2½ miles southeast of Guards End.
Calder Bridge
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956. Calder Bridge is situated 3 miles west of Guards End.
Guards End
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gosforth, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.42937° or 54° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.40667° or 3° 24′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C6RCHHV+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4897275778OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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