Castletown
Settlement in Cumberland Eden
England
Castletown
Castletown is a village located in the county of Cumberland, in the northwestern region of England. Situated near the coast, it lies within the borough of Allerdale. With a population of around 1,200 residents, Castletown is a small and close-knit community.
The village boasts a rich history, with evidence of human habitation dating back to Roman times. Castletown's name originates from the remains of a Roman fortification situated nearby, known as the Castle Hill. This historical site attracts visitors interested in exploring the area's past.
The picturesque landscape surrounding Castletown offers breathtaking views, with rolling hills and the Irish Sea in the distance. The village is an ideal destination for nature lovers, as it is surrounded by lush greenery and is a gateway to the Lake District National Park.
Despite its small size, Castletown provides essential amenities for its residents. The village has a primary school, a community hall, a local pub, and several shops catering to everyday needs. Additionally, Castletown benefits from good transport links, with regular bus services connecting it to nearby towns and cities.
The village is known for its strong sense of community, with various events and activities organized throughout the year. These include local festivals, craft fairs, and community gatherings that bring residents together.
In summary, Castletown is a charming and historic village nestled in the Cumberland countryside. With its natural beauty, rich history, and tight-knit community, it offers a peaceful and welcoming environment for both residents and visitors alike.
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Castletown Images
Images are sourced within 2km of 54.663565/-2.767377 or Grid Reference NY5030. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.
Newton Rigg Farm College.
A new building that looks fairly adventurous for students but perhaps it got an award for the architect.
Tractor Park at Newton Rigg.
Even students have time to play with the sports facility in the background.
Localised flooding.
The water has not put the students off at all. They are walking a dog through the water.
Footpath to Townhead
Entrance to the footpath from Newton Lane leading to Townhead.
Entrance to Sewborwens Farm
Sewborwens Farm entrance and drive situated on Newton Road Penrith.
Cycle Path Newton Rigg College
The point where the cycle and footpath from Newton Road leads through between the buildings at Newton Rigg College.
Cycle Path Newton College
The point where the footpath and cycle path leaves the Newton College site and heads out towards the M6.
Farm Building
Farm Building located on the B5288 between Pallethill and Mile Lane.
View over fields east of the M6
In the distance is Beacon Hill plantation, with Penrith below
Gatepost with benchmark lying in field on SW side of road at Newton Rigg
The gatepost was originally at the nearby field gateway at grid reference NY 49042 30963. The Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark was levelled there at 162.505m above Newlyn Datum and verified in 1969.
Castletown is located at Grid Ref: NY5030 (Lat: 54.663565, Lng: -2.767377)
Administrative County: Cumbria
District: Eden
Police Authority: Cumbria
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Nearby Amenities
Located within 500m of 54.663565,-2.767377Bus Stop
Gilwilly Industrial Estate
Local Ref: AT
Naptan AtcoCode: 090074560804
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Gilwilly Industrial Estate
Naptan Indicator: at
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Naptan NaptanCode: cumdawmd
Naptan Street: Gilwilly Road
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 54.665224/-2.7692997
Bus Stop
Eddington Centre
Naptan AtcoCode: 090074560806
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Eddington Centre
Naptan Indicator: o/s
Naptan Landmark: Eddington Centre
Naptan NaptanCode: cumdawmg
Naptan Street: Newtown Road
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 54.6636372/-2.7692631
Bus Stop
Newtown Road at Newton House
Local Ref: AT
Naptan AtcoCode: 090074560807
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Newtown Road at Newton House
Naptan Indicator: at
Naptan Landmark: Newton House
Naptan NaptanCode: cumdawmj
Naptan Street: Newtown Road
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 54.6635226/-2.7689198
Bus Stop
Newtown Road at Greystoke Road
Local Ref: AT
Naptan AtcoCode: 090074560811
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Newtown Road at Greystoke Road
Naptan Indicator: at
Naptan Landmark: junction with Greystoke Road
Naptan NaptanCode: cumdawmp
Naptan Street: Newtown Road
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 54.6631338/-2.7664474
Bus Stop
Norfolk Road at Musgrave Street
Naptan AtcoCode: 090074560812
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Norfolk Road at Musgrave Street
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan Landmark: junction with Greystoke road
Naptan NaptanCode: cumdawmt
Naptan Street: Norfolk Road
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 54.6631283/-2.7659047
Bus Stop
Norfolk Road at Newlands Place
Bus: yes
Local Ref: AT
Naptan AtcoCode: 090074560821
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Norfolk Road at Newlands Place
Naptan Indicator: at
Naptan Landmark: Newlands Place
Naptan NaptanCode: cumdawpg
Naptan Street: Norfolk Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 54.6630166/-2.760802
Post Box
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: CA11 298
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 54.6649453/-2.7612228
Post Box
Post Box Type: pillar
Ref: CA11 317
Royal Cypher: GVIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102169
Lat/Long: 54.663893/-2.7697369
Post Box
Post Box Type: pillar
Ref: CA11 179
Royal Cypher: GVIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102169
Lat/Long: 54.6630474/-2.7643814
Car Rental
Enterprise
Brand: Enterprise
Brand Wikidata: Q17085454
Brand Wikipedia: en:Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Official Name: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Lat/Long: 54.6632441/-2.7717014
Community Centre
Castletown Community Centre
Lat/Long: 54.6655687/-2.7621274
Place Of Worship
Church In The Barn
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Religion: christian
Website: https://churchinthebarn.org.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6654791/-2.7620883
Screwfix
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BB
Addr Unit: 2
Brand: Screwfix
Brand Wikidata: Q7439115
Brand Wikipedia: en:Screwfix
Phone: +44 333 011 2112
Shop: doityourself
Lat/Long: 54.6657349/-2.7710783
Cumbria Express
Office: yes
Phone: +44 1768 863 845
Website: https://www.cumbriax-press.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6665937/-2.7710103
Elite Fitness
Leisure: fitness_centre
Phone: +44 1768 868 985
Website: http://elitefitness-penrith.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6658201/-2.7705721
Atkinson Building Contractors
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BB
Addr Street: Hartness Road
Office: yes
Phone: +44 1768 890244
Website: https://www.atkinson-builders.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6664194/-2.772177
Jim Walton - Toyota
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BN
Addr Street: Cowper Road
Brand: Toyota
Brand Wikidata: Q53268
Phone: +44 1768 807826
Shop: car
Website: http://www.jimwalton.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6653647/-2.7706041
David Hayton - Peugeot
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Housename: Hillcrest Garage
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BN
Addr Street: Cowper Road
Brand: Peugeot
Brand Wikidata: Q6742
Phone: +44 1768 890870
Shop: car
Website: https://www.davidhayton.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6648323/-2.7703259
Nilfisk
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BQ
Addr Street: Bowerbank Way
Description: Not a typical vacuum cleaner shop, appears to deal mostly with industrial/commercial cleaning equipment
Phone: +44 1768 868995
Shop: vacuum_cleaner
Website: https://www.nilfisk.com
Lat/Long: 54.6672087/-2.7685192
Harolds Tyres
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 44
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 615145
Service Vehicle Tyres: yes
Shop: car_repair
Lat/Long: 54.6661314/-2.7640721
Rexel
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 45
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Brand: Rexel
Brand Wikidata: Q962489
Phone: +44 1768 892424
Shop: electrical
Lat/Long: 54.6665094/-2.7635332
Metclafe Plant Hire
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 868686
Shop: doityourself
Lat/Long: 54.6667447/-2.7629454
Trade Copiers Ltd
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Office: yes
Phone: +44 1768 210800
Website: https://www.tradecopiers.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6656068/-2.7612007
Ace Fixings Cumbria Ltd
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 34
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BF
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 890 225
Shop: trade
Website: https://www.acefixingscumbria.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6645371/-2.7676936
Fast Food
Silver Ocean
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housename: Allan Building
Addr Housenumber: 5
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BF
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Cuisine: chinese;regional
Phone: +44 1768 899910
Website: http://www.silveroceanchinese.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6641756/-2.7676802
A W Jenkins Forestry Products Driver Development Centre
Penrith Body Repairs
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 31
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BF
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 864967
Shop: car_repair
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Automotive-Repair-Shop/Penrith-Body-Repairs-328688460482372/
Lat/Long: 54.6646748/-2.7692009
Cleanspec Cumbria Ltd
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 62
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 865812
Shop: trade
Website: https://cleanspec-cumbria.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6658311/-2.7616548
Agrovista UK Ltd
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 66
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 867445
Shop: trade
Lat/Long: 54.6661413/-2.7613839
Intercars
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 61
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 840111
Second Hand: only
Shop: car
Lat/Long: 54.666208/-2.7616575
North Lakes Foods
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 54
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 862821
Shop: wholesale
Website: https://northlakesfoodsltd.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6665842/-2.761648
Penrith Tool Hire
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 58
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 864557
Shop: doityourself
Website: http://penrithtoolhire.com/
Lat/Long: 54.6664058/-2.7626903
Morrisons Body Repairs
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 56
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 863 037
Shop: car_repair
Lat/Long: 54.6666506/-2.7625567
Bidfood Penrith
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 43
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Office: yes
Phone: +44 3703 663 204
Lat/Long: 54.6662478/-2.7648012
Solway DAF
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BL
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 892938
Shop: truck
Website: https://www.solwaydaf.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6657228/-2.7654626
Cumbrian Stone
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Postcode: CA11 9FE
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 867867
Shop: trade
Trade: stone
Website: https://cumbrianstone.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6650822/-2.7673368
Huws Gray
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 40,41
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BG
Addr Street: Stalker Road
Brand: Huws Gray
Brand Wikidata: Q16965780
Phone: +44 1768 899999
Shop: trade
Trade: building_supplies
Lat/Long: 54.6661383/-2.7666616
Huttons Car Sales
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 40
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BG
Addr Street: Stalker Road
Phone: +44 1768 890479
Second Hand: only
Shop: car
Website: https://www.huttonscarsales.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6658073/-2.7675645
Slacks Equestrian Supplies
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BG
Addr Street: Stalker Road
Shop: equestrian
Lat/Long: 54.6655899/-2.7684495
Hanson Contracting
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housename: Coleridge House
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BN
Addr Street: Stalker Road
Office: yes
Phone: +44 1768 865571
Lat/Long: 54.6654041/-2.7694246
K9's Grooming Salon
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Shop: pet_grooming
Lat/Long: 54.6644332/-2.7670256
Mirage Unisex Salon
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 36B
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BF
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 890313
Shop: hairdresser
Unisex: yes
Lat/Long: 54.664462/-2.7671074
Caravan Supplies Penrith
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 36c
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BF
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Phone: +44 1768 840648
Shop: sports
Lat/Long: 54.6645008/-2.7672299
All Stitched Up
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Housenumber: 36e
Addr Postcode: CA11 9BF
Addr Street: Gilwilly Road
Shop: furniture
Lat/Long: 54.6645269/-2.767363
Malcolm Group Penrith
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Postcode: CA11 9EU
Addr Street: Haweswater Road
Office: yes
Phone: +44 1768 892616
Website: https://www.malcolmgroup.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6600231/-2.7682658
Bullmans Bulk
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Postcode: CA11 9EU
Addr Street: Haweswater Road
Office: yes
Phone: +44 1768 867008
Website: https://www.bulmansbulk.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6607741/-2.7684731
Aggression Performance Engineering
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Postcode: CA11 9DP
Addr Street: Myers Lane
Phone: +44 1768 840711
Shop: motorcycle_repair
Lat/Long: 54.662412/-2.7599889
Cowperthwaites Garage
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Postcode: CA11 9DP
Addr Street: Myers Lane
Phone: +44 1768 89 11 88
Shop: car_repair
Lat/Long: 54.6621803/-2.760067
For Farmers
Addr City: Penrith
Addr Postcode: CA11 9EH
Addr Street: Haweswater Road
Man Made: works
Phone: +44 1768 862064
Website: https://www.forfarmers.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 54.6594221/-2.7679189
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6616401/-2.7634137
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6616239/-2.7640581
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6616361/-2.7660242
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6618927/-2.7670376
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6622127/-2.7673014
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6632276/-2.7708758
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6632648/-2.7709804
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6637612/-2.7718387
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6642266/-2.7641112
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 54.6641243/-2.7622846
Defibrillator
Defibrillator Location: outside Castletown Community Centre - to left of entrance
Emergency: defibrillator
Indoor: no
Ref GB The Circuit: 1B8DE0F3-42F2-437D-B203-AE2800C18664
Lat/Long: 54.6655454/-2.7619824
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