Beckcote Farm

Beckcote Farm is a farm in St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, England. Beckcote Farm is situated near the peak Cold Fell, as well as near the deciduous forest Sparholme Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cold Fell and Calder Abbey.

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.

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 south of Beckcote Farm.

St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge

Church

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St Bridget's Church is on the north side of the A595 road in the village of Calder Bridge, near Beckermet, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Bridget’s Church, Calder Bridge is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Beckcote Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haile and Calder Bridge.

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.

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.

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 1½ miles west of Beckcote Farm.

Beckcote Farm

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

54.45766° or 54° 27′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.46221° or 3° 27′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C6RFG5Q+34

OpenStreetMap ID

way 498311878

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sparholme Wood and Town End Quarry.

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