Historic houses · North West England
Cardew House
In or near Thursby.
Cardew House — house in Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dalston · 2.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cardew House, the nearest railway station is Dalston, located 2.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CA5 7JQ. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Cardew House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.8350°, -3.0285°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Solway Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cardew House is a country house at Cardew near Thursby in Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house, originally known as Cardew Hall, was built in the early 16th century for the Denton family and was the birthplace of John Denton, a Cumberland historian, in 1561. Kenneth Smith, writing in the 1970s, identified it as a country house of note in his book Cumbrian Villages. The house, which is now owned by Robert Potter, continues to be used as a farmhouse.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8350, -3.0285
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Dalston
- Postcode
- CA5 7JQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Dalston — 2.8 km
- Official site
- wikishire.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q20878093 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cardew House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cardew House Farm. - geograph.org.uk - 145020.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby

Cardew Lodge
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Cardew Hall
Castles · 0.5 km

Cumdivock War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.7 km

Thursby
Towns & cities · 1.6 km

Camping at cardewlees
Campsites · 2.2 km

Orton Grange Park Home Living
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Crumbs
Cafés · 2.9 km

Dalston
Villages · 2.9 km

Dalston Bridge
Historic bridges · 2.9 km

The Blue Bell
Historic pubs · 3.0 km

Dalston War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 3.0 km

Rosley War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 3.0 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cardew House?
- Cardew House is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA5 7JQ), in the parish of Dalston.
- What is Cardew House?
- Cardew House — house in Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK.
- How do I get to Cardew House?
- The nearest railway station is Dalston, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA5 7JQ.
- Is Cardew House a listed building?
- Cardew House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Cardew House a protected site?
- Yes — Cardew House is part of the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Cardew House?
- The nearest railway station is Dalston, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA5 7JQ.