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: 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 transport
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″ north

Longitude

-2.73074° or 2° 43′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C6VW759+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 818820813

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q17542278

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Peggy’s Wood and Tootop Wood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: River Gelt Pig Trap Site - Gas and Greenwell Farm.

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Worth a closer look: Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness.

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