Birkshead Mine

Birkshead Mine is in Long Marton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Birkshead Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Knock, as well as near the forest Bowrang Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Margaret and St James’ Church, Long Marton and St Cuthbert’s Church, Dufton.

St Margaret and St James’ Church, Long Marton

Church

Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Margaret and St James' Church is located about 0.5 miles to the south of the village of Long Marton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Margaret and St James’ Church, Long Marton is situated 1 mile south of Birkshead Mine.

St Cuthbert’s Church, Dufton

Church

Photo: Andrew, CC BY 2.0.

St Cuthbert's Church is situated 3⁄4 mile north of the village of Dufton, Cumbria, England. It should not be confused with the nearby St Cuthbert's church, Milburn. St Cuthbert’s Church, Dufton is situated 1¼ miles east of Birkshead Mine.

Dufton with Knock Methodist Chapel

Church

Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dufton with Knock Methodist Chapel is a church, which is situated 1½ miles east of Birkshead Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knock and Dufton.

Knock

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knock is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, and 1.9 km northwest of the larger village of Dufton and 3.1 km south of the village of Milburn.

Dufton

Village

Photo: Sara Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dufton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it lies in the Eden Valley and below Great Dun Fell. It is mostly around 180m above sea level.

Brampton

Village

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brampton is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Before 1974 it was in the county of Westmorland; the nearest town is Appleby-in-Westmorland. Brampton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Birkshead Mine.

Birkshead Mine

Type: Industry
Location: Long Marton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.62541° or 54° 37′ 32″ north

Longitude

-2.5177° or 2° 31′ 4″ west

Operator

British Gypsum

Open location code

9C6VJFGJ+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1480396029

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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