Windscale Pile 1 chimney

Places of Interest Nearby

Sellafield

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Sellafield, formerly known as Windscale, is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning. Sellafield is situated 2,500 feet south of Windscale Pile 1 chimney.

Sellafield railway station

Railway station

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Sellafield is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It serves Sellafield, in Cumbria, England; it is situated 35 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness. Sellafield railway station is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Windscale Pile 1 chimney.

Ponsonby Tarn

Lake

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Ponsonby Tarn is a lake.

Places in the Area

Calder Bridge

Village

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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.

Blackbeck

Hamlet

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Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House. Blackbeck is situated 1½ miles north of Windscale Pile 1 chimney.

Seascale

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Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.

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