Ponsonby Tarn
Ponsonby Tarn is a lake in Gosforth, Cumberland, England. Ponsonby Tarn is situated nearby to the hamlet New Mill, as well as near Yottenfews.Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gosforth Cross and Sellafield railway station.
Gosforth Cross
Archaeological site
Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.
The Gosforth Cross is a large stone monument in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD.
Sellafield railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sellafield is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It serves Sellafield, in Cumbria, England; it is situated 35 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seascale and Haile.
Seascale
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.
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.
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.
Ponsonby Tarn
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gosforth, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.427° or 54° 25′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.4719° or 3° 28′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6RCGGH+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 836815154OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q27889645
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In Other Languages
“Ponsonby Tarn” goes by many names.
- German: “Ponsonby Tarn”
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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