River Eden

River Eden is a river in Cumwhitton, Cumberland, England. River Eden is situated nearby to the village Armathwaite, as well as near the hamlet Towngate.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Armathwaite railway station and Armathwaite Castle.

Armathwaite railway station

Railway station

Photo: Clive Warneford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Armathwaite is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 9 miles 75 chains south-east of Carlisle, serves the village of Armathwaite, in Cumbria, England.

Armathwaite Castle

Castle

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Armathwaite Castle is in the village of Armathwaite, Cumbria, England, by the River Eden. Originally built to defend against Scottish raiders in the 15th century, it was converted into a mansion and today is a Grade II* listed building.

The Chapel Of Christ And St Mary

Church

Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Chapel Of Christ And St Mary is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aiketgate and Armathwaite.

Aiketgate

Hamlet

Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aiketgate is a small village in the English county of Cumbria. It is within the civil parish of Hesket. Development of wind turbines in the Eden Valley has drawn attention to Aiketgate.

Armathwaite

Village

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Armathwaite is a village in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria. Historically within the county of Cumberland, Armathwaite lies on the River Eden, forms part of the Westmorland and Furness district and is served by Armathwaite railway station.

High Hesket

Village

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Hesket is a village near the A6 road, in the parish of Hesket, in the Westmorland and Furness district, but traditionally in the historic county of Cumberland and now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria.

River Eden

Type: River
Category: body of water
Location: Cumwhitton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.8185° or 54° 49′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.7605° or 2° 45′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C6VR69Q+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32688700

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=river

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Highlights include Armathwaite School and Armathwaite Post Office.

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