St Mary Magdalene
St Mary Magdalene is a church in Burtholme, Cumberland, England. St Mary Magdalene is situated nearby to Priory Ruins, as well as near Lanercost CofE Primary School.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Lanercost, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Mary, Lanercost Priory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lanercost Priory and Naworth Castle.
Lanercost Priory
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated in the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections.
Naworth Castle
Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naworth Castle, also known or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England, near the town of Brampton. It is adjacent to the A69 road from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, about 2 miles east of Brampton. Naworth Castle is situated 3,900 feet south of St Mary Magdalene.
Milecastle 54
Archaeological site
Milecastle 54 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 54 is situated 3,000 feet northwest of St Mary Magdalene.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanercost and Banks.
Lanercost
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW.
Brampton
Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
St Mary Magdalene
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Burtholme, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.96614° or 54° 57′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.69521° or 2° 41′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6VX883+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 871851012OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17530579
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