Gelt Bridge
The Gelt Bridge or Gelt Viaduct is a skew arch railway viaduct in the parish of Hayton, east of Carlisle in Cumbria, north west England. Built from 1832, it is one of the earliest and largest skew bridges in Britain. It is a Grade II* listed building.Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Talkin Tarn and Talkin Church.
Talkin Tarn
Lake
Photo: Cheese360, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Talkin Tarn is a glacial lake and country park near Brampton, Cumbria, England. The lake is in a kettle hole, formed 10,000 years ago by mass glacial action.
Talkin Church
Church
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talkin Church is situated 1 mile east of Gelt Bridge.
Brampton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Brampton is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 10 miles 62 chains east of Carlisle, serves the hamlet of Milton and the town of Brampton, Cumberland in Cumbria, England. Brampton railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Gelt Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talkin and Castle Carrock.
Talkin
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talkin is a village in Cumbria, England, close to Talkin Tarn.
Castle Carrock
Village
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, 10 miles east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186. Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.
Farlam
Village
Photo: John Charlton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farlam is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the English county of Cumbria. The village is about 2+1⁄4 miles southeast of the small town of Brampton and 9+1⁄2 miles east of the city of Carlisle. Farlam is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gelt Bridge.
Gelt Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Hayton, Cumbria, England, UK
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Hayton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.90844° or 54° 54′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.73074° or 2° 43′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C6VW759+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 818820813OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q17542278
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