St Leonard

St Leonard is a church in Cleator, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is Crosslacon. The church is a grade 2 listed building.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church building in Cleator Moor, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of St Leonard”, “St Leonard, Cleator”, and “St Leonard’s Church, Cleator”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dent and Egremont Castle.

Dent

Peak

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Dent is a small fell on the fringe of the English Lake District near the towns of Cleator Moor and Egremont. Sometimes known as Long Barrow, it is traditionally the first fell encountered by hikers following Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk. Dent is situated 1½ miles east of St Leonard.

Egremont Castle

Ruins

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Egremont Castle is located in the town of Egremont, Cumbria. Egremont Castle is situated 2 miles south of St Leonard.

St Mary & St Michael, Egremont

Church

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St Mary & St Michael is in Egremont, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice of Egremont with Bigrigg & Haile. The church is a grade 2 listed building. St Mary & St Michael, Egremont is situated 2 miles south of St Leonard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cleator and Moor Row.

Cleator

Village

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Cleator is a village in the civil parish of Cleator Moor, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Cleator is located on the edge of the Lake District, with Dent Fell on the skyline to the south east.

Moor Row

Village

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Moor Row is a village in Cumbria, North West England. It is in Egremont civil parish and lies on a minor road off the A595, south-east of Whitehaven. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 759.