| Coordinates: | 54.605, -3.189 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NY 23 23 |
| Dialling code: | 017687 (Keswick) |
Above Derwent sits on the western side of the Derwentwater catchment in historic Cumberland, largely within the Lake District National Park. The parish is characterised by classic Lakeland scenery - wooded valleys, pasture and rising fells draining to the River Derwent and nearby Bassenthwaite Lake - and it lies only a few miles from the market town of Keswick, so it serves as a quiet rural neighbour to one of the area’s main visitor hubs.
Locally the economy and social life revolve around hill farming, holiday accommodation and outdoor recreation, with a steady flow of walkers and nature lovers using the network of paths and bridleways. There are long-standing rural traditions and a strong community spirit, visible in village halls and conservation efforts, and the area’s history is embedded in its field patterns, traditional stone buildings and small-scale quarrying and farming heritage.
Postcode districts covering Above Derwent
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 22.8 miles
- Workington 14.6 miles
- Whitehaven 16 miles
- Penrith 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Braithwaite Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Portinscale Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Underskiddaw Parish 1.7 miles
- Keswick Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bassenthwaite Parish 4.1 miles
- Wythop Parish 4.2 miles
- Lorton Parish 4.3 miles
- Bothel and Wharrels Ward 4.4 miles
- Buttermere Parish 4.7 miles
- Borrowdale Parish 5.1 miles
- St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn Parish 5.4 miles
- Threlkeld Built-up area 5.5 miles
Example postcodes in Above Derwent
CA12 5SX, CA12 5TA, CA12 5TL, CA12 5ST, CA12 5SQ, CA12 5SA, CA12 5RT, CA12 5TR, CA12 5TJ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 66.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 70.8 miles
- Aspatria Railway Station 12.1 miles
- Maryport Railway Station 14.3 miles
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Schools in Above Derwent
- Braithwaite C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blencathra Centre Country house 4.5 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 9.5 miles
- Winscales Estate 12.5 miles
- Borough Park Stadium 14.8 miles
- Derwent Park Stadium 15 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 16.4 miles
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 16.5 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 17 miles
- Calder Hall Estate 18 miles
- Wray Castle Estate 18.1 miles
- Lowther Castle Estate 18.2 miles
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 18.5 miles