The Banks
The Banks is a garden in Bowness, Cumberland, England. The Banks is situated nearby to the health club U Know Who’s, as well as near the archaeological site Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mais and St Michael’s Church.
Mais
Archaeological site
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maia, or Mais, in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, and was the last fort at the western end of the Wall, overlooking the Solway Firth. Mais is situated 1,100 feet southwest of The Banks.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is in the village of Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Michael’s Church is situated 590 feet south of The Banks.
Milefortlet 1
Archaeological site
Milefortlet 1 was a milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade. Milefortlet 1 is situated 1¼ miles southwest of The Banks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowness-on-Solway and Port Carlisle.
Bowness-on-Solway
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowness-on-Solway is a village in Cumbria, England, and in the historic county of Cumberland. It is situated to the west of Carlisle on the southern side of the Solway Firth estuary separating England and Scotland.
Port Carlisle
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Carlisle is a coastal village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Bowness-on-Solway. Its original name was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal it was renamed Port Carlisle.
Glasson
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasson is a village in Cumbria, England, just inland from the Solway coast, eight miles northwest of Carlisle on the course of Hadrian's Wall near Drumburgh. The place name derives from the Anglo-Scandinavian glaise, meaning "a small stream". Glasson is situated 2 miles southeast of The Banks.
The Banks
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Bowness, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.95396° or 54° 57′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.21277° or 3° 12′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C6RXQ3P+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1071362261OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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