Low Dykes

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brougham Castle and Brougham 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. Brougham Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Low Dykes.

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. Brougham Hall is situated 1½ miles northwest of Low Dykes.

Clifton Hall

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melkinthorpe and Eamont Bridge.

Melkinthorpe

Village

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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.

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. Eamont Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Low Dykes.

Great Strickland

Village

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Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland. Great Strickland is situated 2½ miles south of Low Dykes.

Low Dykes

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

54.63417° or 54° 38′ 3″ north

Longitude

-2.69991° or 2° 41′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C6VJ8M2+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5283667173

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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