High Dykes

High Dykes is a locality in Clifton, Westmorland and Furness, England. High Dykes is situated nearby to the hamlet Clifton Dykes, as well as near the locality Low Dykes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brougham Castle and Clifton Hall.

Brougham Castle

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Brougham Castle is a medieval building about 2 miles south-east of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century.

Clifton Hall was a fortified manor house in the village of Clifton, Cumbria. Dating from around 1400, it was constructed by either Elianor Engaine or her son-in-law William Wybergh, and was held by the Wybergh family until the 19th century.

Brougham Hall

Castle

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Brougham Hall is a historic house museum located in the village of Brougham just outside Penrith, Cumbria, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eamont Bridge and Melkinthorpe.

Eamont Bridge

Village

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Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The village is named after the bridge over the River Eamont and straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.

Melkinthorpe

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn.

Penrith

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles south of Carlisle.

High Dykes

Type: Locality
Location: Clifton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.63804° or 54° 38′ 17″ north

Longitude

-2.71082° or 2° 42′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C6VJ7QQ+6M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5283667172

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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