Rockley

Rockley is a locality in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England. Rockley is situated nearby to the locality Nettle Hall, as well as near the hamlet Galligill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nenthall War Memorial and St John the Evangelist.

St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St John the Evangelist is a church.

St John’s Church

Church

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John’s Church is situated 2 miles south of Rockley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nenthead and Garrigill.

Nenthead

Village

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is one of England's highest villages, at around 1,437 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain.

Garrigill

Village

Photo: AndyArmstrong, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Garrigill, Cumbria is a small village in the North Pennine region of the UK, situated on the banks and close to the source of the River South Tyne. Historically part of Cumberland, today it is within the Garrigill ward of the civil parish of Alston Moor within Westmorland and Furness. Garrigill is situated 2 miles southwest of Rockley.

Alston

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.

Rockley

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

54.79435° or 54° 47′ 40″ north

Longitude

-2.37969° or 2° 22′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C6VQJVC+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6738685896

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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