St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge
St Bridget's Church is on the north side of the A595 road in the village of Calder Bridge, near Beckermet, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Ponsonby, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Bridget’s”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ponsonby Church and Calder Abbey.
Ponsonby Church
Church
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ponsonby Church is situated 1,400 feet south of St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge.
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 3,300 feet east of St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Blackbeck.
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.
Blackbeck
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 1½ miles north of St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge.
St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge
- Categories: place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Ponsonby, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.44063° or 54° 26′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.47902° or 3° 28′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C6RCGRC+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 1208734484OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7592718
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه بريدجيت”
- Welsh: “Eglwys St Bridget, Calder Bridge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calder Bridge and Calderbridge and Ponsonby Village Hall.
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