Ireby Old Church
Ireby Old Church is a redundant Anglican church, of which only the chancel remains. It stands in an isolated position 1 mile to the west of the hamlet of Ireby, Cumbria, England.Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Ireby, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ireby Old Church, churchyard and two cross bases”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torpenhow Hill and St Michael’s Church.
Torpenhow Hill
Peak
Torpenhow Hill is claimed to be the name of a hill near the village of Torpenhow in Cumbria, England, a name that is tautological. According to an analysis by linguist Darryl Francis and locals, there is no landform formally known as Torpenhow Hill there, either officially or locally, which would make the term an example of a ghost word.
St Michael’s Church
Church
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St Michael's Church is in the civil parish of Blennerhasset and Torpenhow, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Michael’s Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Ireby Old Church.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Ireby Old Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ireby and Boltongate.
Ireby
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ireby is a village in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England with a population of around 180. It is located above the River Ellen, just outside the Lake District National Park, in the area locally called Back o'Skiddaw, with views to the Caldbeck Fells.
Boltongate
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boltongate is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about 10 miles north-east of Cockermouth. It is located just outside the Lake District National Park.
Torpenhow
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blennerhasset and Torpenhow is a civil parish in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 437, reducing to 423 at the 2011 Census.
Ireby Old Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ireby and Uldale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.74268° or 54° 44′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.20707° or 3° 12′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6RPQVV+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 326749437OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q6068431
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In Other Languages
“Ireby Old Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه ايربى القديمه”
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