Eskmeals Viaduct
Eskmeals Viaduct is a railway bridge spanning the River Esk near Ravenglass in Cumbria, England. Although the line opened in 1850, the current viaduct dates from 1868 and has stone piers.Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ravenglass Roman Bath House and St John’s Church, Waberthwaite.
Ravenglass Roman Bath House
Archaeological site
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenglass Roman Bath House is a ruined ancient Roman bath house at Ravenglass, Cumbria, England. Belonging to a 2nd-century Roman fort and naval base, the bath house is described by Matthew Hyde in his update to the Pevsner Guide to Cumbria as "an astonishing survival". Ravenglass Roman Bath House is situated 1 mile north of Eskmeals Viaduct.
St John’s Church, Waberthwaite
Church
Photo: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John's Church is situated on the south bank of the River Esk in the hamlet of Hall Waberthwaite in the former civil parish of Waberthwaite, Cumbria, England. St John’s Church, Waberthwaite is situated 1 mile northeast of Eskmeals Viaduct.
Ravenglass railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenglass is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 29+1⁄4 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Ravenglass in Cumbria. Ravenglass railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Eskmeals Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ravenglass and Broad Oak.
Ravenglass
Village
Photo: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenglass is an English coastal village in west Cumbria that lies between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven, on the estuary of three rivers: the Esk, Mite and Irt.
Broad Oak
Hamlet
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broad Oak is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located along the A595 road, 14.4 miles by road south of Egremont. Broad Oak is situated 1½ miles east of Eskmeals Viaduct.
Corney
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Waberthwaite, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Corney is situated 2½ miles southeast of Eskmeals Viaduct.
Eskmeals Viaduct
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway viaduct in Cumbria, UK
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Waberthwaite, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.33679° or 54° 20′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.40469° or 3° 24′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C6R8HPW+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1152693146OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q116394354
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