The Sportsman
The Sportsman is a pub in Irthington, Cumberland, England which is located on Heads Lane. The Sportsman is situated nearby to the hamlet Laversdale, as well as near the forest Watchclose Woods.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carlisle Airport and Scaleby Castle.
Carlisle Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Supmaboi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carlisle Lake District Airport is a small airport located 5 NM north-east of Carlisle, England on a plain near the River Irthing. Originally opened as an RAF base in 1941, it came under government ownership in the 1960s before being sold to Haughey Airports in 2000 which was later purchased and rebranded as Stobart Air Limited.
Scaleby Castle
Castle
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scaleby Castle is in the village of Scaleby, Cumbria, England. The castle was originally built in the early 14th century, and extended in the 15th century to form a substantial fortification. Scaleby Castle is situated 1½ miles west of The Sportsman.
Church of St Kentigern, Irthington
Church
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Kentigern, Irthington is situated 1½ miles east of The Sportsman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laversdale and Barclose.
Laversdale
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laversdale is a village in Cumbria, England, situated to the north of Carlisle Lake District Airport. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 428. One of its more distinctive buildings is a thatched tithe barn, now a private house.
Barclose
Hamlet
Photo: The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barclose is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Scaleby in the unitary authority area of Cumberland. It was in City of Carlisle district prior to 1 April 2023. Barclose is situated 2 miles west of The Sportsman.
Crosby-on-Eden
Locality
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Crosby-on-Eden is the combined name for two small villages, High Crosby and Low Crosby, within the civil parish of Stanwix Rural near Carlisle, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Crosby-on-Eden is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Sportsman.
The Sportsman
- Type: Pub
- Address: 1 Heads Lane, Laversdale, CA6 4PJ
- Category: building
- Location: Irthington, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.95504° or 54° 57′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.81981° or 2° 49′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C6VX54J+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 338804156OpenStreetMap feature
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