Porterthwaite
Porterthwaite is a locality in Eskdale, Cumberland, England. Porterthwaite is situated nearby to the locality Fell End, as well as near Great Bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Giggle Alley and Fisherground railway station.
Giggle Alley
Forest
Photo: Mary Gracie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Giggle Alley is a woodland in Eskdale Green, Cumbria, England. It was formerly part of the Gate House estate. The wood includes the ruins of a Japanese garden, created in 1914 as part of the estate.
Fisherground railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fisherground railway station, also known as Fisherground Halt, is on the 15-inch gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. Its main purpose is to serve the adjoining camp site.
The Green railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Green is a railway station on the 15-inch gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in the Lake District National Park and the English county of Cumbria. The station is situated on the southern edge of the village of Eskdale Green, overlooking the Eskdale valley and Muncaster Fell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eskdale Green and Boot.
Eskdale Green
Eskdale Green is a small village in Cumbria at one end of the Eskdale Valley. The hamlet of Boot has an old corn mill in the heart but wander south away from the mill to find the little old church by the river.
Boot
Village
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Boot is situated 2 miles east of Porterthwaite.
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 2 miles west of Porterthwaite.
Porterthwaite
- Type: Locality
- Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.39874° or 54° 23′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.31844° or 3° 19′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C6R9MXJ+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4943898785OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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