Ponsonby Tarn

Ponsonby Tarn is a lake in , , . Ponsonby Tarn is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gosforth Cross and Sellafield railway station.

Archaeological site
Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.
The is a tall, slender Viking High Cross, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD in St Mary's churchyard, in the county of .

Railway station
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sellafield is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between and . It serves , in , England; it is situated 35 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness.

Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
in 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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seascale and Haile.

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and civil parish on the coast of , England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of , England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of and the villages of and .

Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , England. It is northeast of and , along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Inn, Farm and Brow House.

Ponsonby Tarn

Latitude
54.427° or 54° 25′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.4719° or 3° 28′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C6RCGGH+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 836815154
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q27889645
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Satellite Map

Discover Ponsonby Tarn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Ponsonby Tarn” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as New Mill and Ponsonby.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ponsonby Church and Waste Wood.

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