Boltongate Head

Boltongate Head is a locality in Boltons, Cumberland, England. Boltongate Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Sandale, as well as near the locality Catlands foot.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ireby Old Church and Church of St James.

Ireby Old Church

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ireby Old Church is a redundant Anglican church, of which only the chancel remains. It stands in an isolated position 1 mile to the west of the hamlet of Ireby, Cumbria, England.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James is situated 1½ miles south of Boltongate Head.

Torpenhow Hill is claimed to be the name of a hill near the village of Torpenhow in Cumbria, England, a name that is tautological. According to an analysis by linguist Darryl Francis and locals, there is no landform formally known as Torpenhow Hill there, either officially or locally, which would make the term an example of a ghost word. Torpenhow Hill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Boltongate Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boltongate and Ireby.

Boltongate

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boltongate is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about 10 miles north-east of Cockermouth. It is located just outside the Lake District National Park.

Ireby

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ireby is a village in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England with a population of around 180. It is located above the River Ellen, just outside the Lake District National Park, in the area locally called Back o'Skiddaw, with views to the Caldbeck Fells.

Aughertree

Hamlet

Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aughertree is a village in northern Cumbria, England. It is situated near to the villages of Caldbeck and Torpenhow, but closer to the main local centre Ireby and is in the parish of Ireby and Uldale. Aughertree is situated 1½ miles southeast of Boltongate Head.

Boltongate Head

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

54.7534° or 54° 45′ 12″ north

Longitude

-3.18335° or 3° 11′ west

Open location code

9C6RQR38+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5130965822

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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