St. Theobald’s Church

St. Theobald’s Church is a church in Musgrave, Westmorland and Furness, England. St. Theobald’s Church is situated nearby to the peak Great Musgrave Hill, as well as near Byrestead Hill.

Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Musgrave, Cumbria
Also known as: “St Theobald’s Church, Great Musgrave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brough Castle and Verterae.

Brough Castle

Ruins

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains. Brough Castle is situated 1½ miles east of St. Theobald’s Church.

Verterae

Archaeological site

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Verterae was a Roman fort in the modern-day village of Brough, Cumbria, England. Occupied between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, it protected a key Roman road in the north of England. Verterae is situated 1½ miles east of St. Theobald’s Church.

Warcop railway station

Railway station

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Warcop railway station was situated on the Eden Valley Railway between Penrith and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Warcop. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862, and closed on 22 January 1962. Warcop railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of St. Theobald’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.

Great Musgrave

Village

Photo: William Metcalfe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Musgrave is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Musgrave, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is about a mile west of Brough.

Little Musgrave

Hamlet

Photo: RuthAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Little Musgrave is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Musgrave, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. In 1891 the parish had a population of 52.