Askham Bridge

Askham Bridge is a bridge in Lowther, Westmorland and Furness, England. Askham Bridge is situated near St. Peter’s Church, as well as near the forest Castlesteads Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Askham Hall and Lowther Castle.

Askham Hall

Hotel

Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Askham Hall is a country house near Askham in Cumbria. It is a Grade I listed building. Askham Hall is situated 740 feet west of Askham Bridge.

Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages. Lowther Castle is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Askham Bridge.

Church of St Michael, Lowther

Church

Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Michael, Lowther is situated 1,800 feet north of Askham Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helton and Whale.

Helton

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Helton is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about a mile south of the village of Askham. Circa 1870, it had a population of 180 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.

Whale

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whale is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is about a mile south of the village of Askham. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 53.

Sockbridge

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sockbridge and Tirril is a small civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. It had a population of 397 in 2001, increasing to 415 at the 2011 Census. Sockbridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Askham Bridge.

Askham Bridge

Type: Bridge
Category: transport
Location: Lowther, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.60803° or 54° 36′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.74707° or 2° 44′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C6VJ753+65

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1421982590

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St. Peter’s Church and Castlesteads Plantation.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: St Peter’s Askham and Askham - a brief history.

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