Blackbank

Blackbank is a locality in Orton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Blackbank is situated nearby to the locality High Flakebridge, as well as near the hamlet Cotegill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sunbiggin Tarn.

Sunbiggin Tarn

Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sunbiggin Tarn is a tarn near Sunbiggin in Cumbria. It is in a Site of Special Scientific Interest which also includes the surrounding moorland and limestone pavement of Little Asby Scar. Sunbiggin Tarn is situated 2½ miles north of Blackbank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelleth and Bowderdale.

Kelleth

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kelleth is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, containing around a dozen houses and formerly a toy factory. It is approximately 19 miles from Penrith. It is in the Lune Valley, is situated next to the River Lune and is at an altitude of 750 ft.

Bowderdale

Hamlet

Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bowderdale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, 6 miles southwest of Kirkby Stephen. It is also the name of a dale in the Howgill Fells, the valley of Bowderdale Beck which rises on the western slopes of Yarlside and flows 5 miles north to join the River Lune below the village of Bowderdale.

Weasdale

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Bainbridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weasdale is a small hamlet in Cumbria, England, 850 feet above sea-level on the northern flanks of the Howgill Fells. It is located approximately 6 miles south-west of Kirkby Stephen. Weasdale is situated 1½ miles east of Blackbank.

Blackbank

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

54.42928° or 54° 25′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.51891° or 2° 31′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C6VCFHJ+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8989410271

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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