Reservoirs & lochs · North East England
Blencarn
In or near Newbiggin.
Blencarn in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Langwathby · 6.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Blencarn is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Moorhouse and Cross Fell SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Blencarn is a village in the civil parish of Culgaith, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The village is situated at the foot of the Pennines. It has a small village hall that used to be a school. In Blencarn there is fly fishing at the 15-acre (61,000 m2) Blencarn lake.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There has been activity near Blencarn as early as the Roman era. An old Roman road known as Maiden Way once ran nearby and 1.27 km northeast near the farm of Ranbeck lies various ancient "cultivation terraces" known as "The Hanging Walls of Mark Antony". Blencarn is marked as "Blenkerne" on Christopher Saxton’s 1579 map of Westmorland and Cumberland, as "Blenkern" on a 1760 map of the area and as its current name on Carry's 1794 map of England, Scotland and Wales.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6750, -2.5620
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Culgaith
- Postcode
- CA10 1TX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Langwathby — 6.9 km
Sources
Other places nearby
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Wiythwaite Top
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blencarn?
- Blencarn is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 1TX), in the parish of Culgaith.
- What is Blencarn?
- Blencarn in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Blencarn?
- The nearest railway station is Langwathby, about 6.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA10 1TX.
- Is Blencarn a protected site?
- Yes — Blencarn is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Moorhouse and Cross Fell SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Blencarn free to visit?
- Yes, Blencarn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Blencarn?
- The nearest railway station is Langwathby, about 6.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 1TX.