Limes Head

Limes Head is a locality in Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, England. Limes Head is situated nearby to the locality Leonards Crag, as well as near Cocklake Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Stephen’s Church and Punchbowl Inn.

Punchbowl Inn

Building

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Punchbowl Inn is a building.

Augill Castle

Building

Photo: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Augill Castle is a Gothic Revival country house in Brough, Cumbria. Originally a private residence, it was later converted into a hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barras and Brough.

Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about 4 miles south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England. Barras is situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland. Barras is situated 1½ miles southeast of Limes Head.

Brough

Village

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. Brough is situated 2 miles west of Limes Head.

Brough Sowerby

Village

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith. Brough Sowerby is situated 2 miles west of Limes Head.

Limes Head

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

54.51974° or 54° 31′ 11″ north

Longitude

-2.27116° or 2° 16′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C6VGP9H+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5316447161

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Leonards Crag and Cocklake Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brogden’s Plantation and North Stainmore Roman signal station.

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