Where is Wetheriggs Pottery?

Wetheriggs Pottery is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 2FS), in the parish of Clifton.

How do I get to Wetheriggs Pottery?

The nearest railway station is Penrith (North Lakes), about 5.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA10 2FS.

Is Wetheriggs Pottery a protected site?

Yes — Wetheriggs Pottery is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).

How do I get to Wetheriggs Pottery?

The nearest railway station is Penrith (North Lakes), about 5.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 2FS.

Farms (open to visitors) · North West England

Wetheriggs Pottery

In or near Great Strickland.

Wetheriggs Pottery in England North East, United Kingdom.

A garden at the pottery - geograph.org.uk - 775246 — Jeff Tomlinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Typical visit: 2 h–4 h
Nearest railway station: Penrith (North Lakes) · 5.7 km

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Wetheriggs Pottery 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

Wetheriggs Pottery is a former pottery on the C3047 road, east of the hamlet of Clifton Dykes, in Clifton, Cumbria, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Penrith in England. It opened in the mid 19th century providing farm and housewares for local consumption, later the business diversified into craft pottery. The property is Grade II listed.

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Background

History

The pottery developed on a site belonging to the Brougham estate. Its beginnings can be traced to 1855 when local clay from Clifton Dykes was used for the production of bricks, tiles and pipes. Production of pottery began in 1860 when John Schofield and Margaret Thorburn moved to the site from Stepney Bank Pottery in Newcastle. John Schofield died in 1917, and Margaret Thorburn in 1937. The pottery remained in the Schofield and Thorburn family's hands until 1973. It was given Ancient Monument status in 1973. The enterprise was provided with fuel (coal) via a siding from the Eden Valley railway line, when the railway closed in 1962 the pottery kiln fell out of use. The beehive kiln remains,…

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Coordinates: 54.6297, -2.6908
District: Westmorland and Furness
Parish: Clifton
Postcode: CA10 2FS
Parliamentary constituency: Westmorland and Lonsdale
Established: 1855
Nearest railway station: Penrith (North Lakes) — 5.7 km

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wikidata: Q7990097 (CC0)
wikipedia: Wetheriggs Pottery (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Where is Wetheriggs Pottery?: Wetheriggs Pottery is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 2FS), in the parish of Clifton.
What is Wetheriggs Pottery?: Wetheriggs Pottery in England North East, United Kingdom.
How do I get to Wetheriggs Pottery?: The nearest railway station is Penrith (North Lakes), about 5.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA10 2FS.
When was Wetheriggs Pottery built?: Built or established in 1855.
Is Wetheriggs Pottery a protected site?: Yes — Wetheriggs Pottery is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to Wetheriggs Pottery?: The nearest railway station is Penrith (North Lakes), about 5.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 2FS.

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