St Mary’s Church, Whicham
St Mary's Church is on the A595 road in Whicham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: grade II listed church in Whicham, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Marys, Whicham”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silecroft railway station and Giant’s Grave.
Silecroft railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silecroft is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 19 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Kirksanton and Silecroft in Cumbria. Silecroft railway station is situated 2,700 feet southwest of St Mary’s Church, Whicham.
Giant’s Grave
Ruins
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Giant's Grave are two standing stones at the foot of Black Combe in Cumbria, England. The smaller stone has three cup and ring marks whilst the taller has only one. The grave is accessible via the A595 road in a field near the level crossing. Giant’s Grave is situated 1 mile south of St Mary’s Church, Whicham.
Black Combe
Peak
Photo: Silence-is-infinite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Black Combe is a fell in the south-west corner of the Lake District National Park, England, just 4 miles from the Irish Sea. It lies near the west coast of Cumbria in the district of Cumberland and more specifically, in the ancient district of Millom. Black Combe is situated 1½ miles north of St Mary’s Church, Whicham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silecroft and Kirksanton.
Silecroft
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The village of Silecroft in Cumbria, England, is in the parish of Whicham. It is situated between the towns of Millom and Bootle, and also neighbours the towns/villages of Haverigg, Kirksanton and Whitbeck.
Kirksanton
Village
Photo: Perry Dark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirksanton is a village on the A5093 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom, and the villages of Silecroft and Whicham.
Whitbeck
Village
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitbeck is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whicham, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It was called Whidbek in the 1500s.
St Mary’s Church, Whicham
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Whicham, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.23266° or 54° 13′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.32864° or 3° 19′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6R6MMC+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 422030621OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7594454
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