Stords
Stords is a locality in St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, England. Stords is situated nearby to the locality Wheel Fell, as well as near Farmery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ponsonby Fell and Cold Fell.
Ponsonby Fell
Peak
Ponsonby Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Gosforth, in Cumberland, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
Cold Fell
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cold Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District. It is easily climbed from the road between Ennerdale Bridge and Calder Bridge. This road is in fact known as Cold Fell Road and is used by many Sellafield employees living in Cockermouth.
Calder Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge. Calder Abbey is situated 2 miles southwest of Stords.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Haile.
Calder Bridge
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956. Calder Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Stords.
Haile
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haile is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of Egremont and the villages of Thornhill and Beckermet. Haile is situated 2½ miles west of Stords.
Wilton
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Eckersley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilton is a hamlet in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the small town of Egremont. In 1870-72 it had a population of 253. Wilton is situated 3 miles northwest of Stords.
Stords
Latitude
54.46043° or 54° 27′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.42647° or 3° 25′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6RFH6F+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 7294308761OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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