Stone circles · North West England
Hunsonby
In or near Great Salkeld.
Hunsonby in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mike Rayner — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Langwathby · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Hunsonby, the nearest railway station is Langwathby, located 2.3 km away. Entry to the stone circle is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is CA10 1PN.
About
Hunsonby 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
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hunsonby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, 7 miles (11 km) north east of Penrith. The parish is located 28 miles (45 km) south east of the city of Carlisle. Within the parish is the ancient stone circle of Long Meg and Her Daughters but not the nearby standing stone of Little Meg which is located near Langwathby. In 2011 the Census reported the parish to have a total population of 388. In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hunsonby (and Winskill) as: "Hunsonby and Winskel, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland; on a branch of the river Eden, 4 miles SSE of Kirkoswald. Real property, £1,690. Pop., 208. Houses, 38. There is a Wesleyan chapel."
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7140, -2.6510
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Hunsonby
- Postcode
- CA10 1PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Langwathby — 2.3 km
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hunsonby?
- Hunsonby is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 1PN), in the parish of Hunsonby.
- What is Hunsonby?
- Hunsonby in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hunsonby?
- The nearest railway station is Langwathby, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA10 1PN.
- Is Hunsonby a protected site?
- Yes — Hunsonby is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Hunsonby free to visit?
- Yes, Hunsonby is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hunsonby?
- The nearest railway station is Langwathby, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 1PN.