Laverlock How

Laverlock How is a locality in Ponsonby, Cumberland, England. Laverlock How is situated near the locality Scargreen, as well as near Hurlbarrow.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Calder Abbey and Gosforth Cross.

Calder Abbey

Ruins

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge.

Gosforth Cross

Archaeological site

Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.

The Gosforth Cross is a tall, slender Viking High Cross, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria. Gosforth Cross is situated 2 miles south of Laverlock How.

Ponsonby Fell

Peak

Ponsonby Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Gosforth, in Cumberland, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Blackbeck.

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 1½ miles west of Laverlock How.

Blackbeck

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House. Blackbeck is situated 2½ miles west of Laverlock How.

Haile

Village

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haile is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of Egremont and the villages of Thornhill and Beckermet. Haile is situated 2½ miles northwest of Laverlock How.

Laverlock How

Type: Locality
Location: Ponsonby, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.44482° or 54° 26′ 41″ north

Longitude

-3.44068° or 3° 26′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C6RCHV5+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4897619900

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Scargreen and Hurlbarrow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ponsonby Quarry and Birrel Sike settlement.

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