High Prior Scales
High Prior Scales is a farm in St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, England. High Prior Scales is situated nearby to the archaeological site Birrel Sike settlement, as well as near the peak Stone Pike.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calder Abbey and Cold Fell.
Calder Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge. Calder Abbey is situated 1 mile southwest of High Prior Scales.
Cold Fell
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cold Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District. It is easily climbed from the road between Ennerdale Bridge and Calder Bridge. This road is in fact known as Cold Fell Road and is used by many Sellafield employees living in Cockermouth.
Ponsonby Fell
Peak
Ponsonby Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Gosforth, in Cumberland, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Haile.
Calder Bridge
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956. Calder Bridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of High Prior Scales.
Haile
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haile is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of Egremont and the villages of Thornhill and Beckermet. Haile is situated 2 miles west of High Prior Scales.
Blackbeck
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House. Blackbeck is situated 2 miles west of High Prior Scales.
High Prior Scales
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.45338° or 54° 27′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.44716° or 3° 26′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C6RFH33+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 498311866OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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