Bewcastle
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.097, -2.736 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 53 78 |
Bewcastle in Cumberland, England sits high and remote close to the Scottish border, a sparsely settled upland parish of rolling moorland, drystone walls and hill farms. The settlement pattern is one of scattered hamlets and isolated farms, with sheep grazing and managed grouse moors shaping much of the landscape and local economy.
Its long history is tangible: the richly carved Anglo‑Saxon Bewcastle Cross stands by St Cuthbert's Church, and nearby lies the Roman fort at Castlesteads linked to the line of Hadrian's Wall, making the area a magnet for walkers, historians and metal‑detector enthusiasts. Socially the community is small and resilient, shaped by a borderland past of reivers and by a present focus on agriculture, conservation and low‑key rural tourism.
Postcode districts covering Bewcastle
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Stapleton Parish 4.1 miles
- Askerton Parish 4.5 miles
- Nicholforest Parish 4.8 miles
- Solport Parish 4.9 miles
- Newcastleton Place 6.5 miles
- Kingwater Parish 7.4 miles
- Hethersgill Parish 7.8 miles
- Walton Parish 7.9 miles
- Brampton Ward 8 miles
- Burtholme Parish 8.4 miles
- Houghton and Irthington Ward 8.6 miles
- Waterhead Parish 8.7 miles
Example postcodes in Bewcastle
CA6 6NN, CA6 6PR, CA6 6PH, CA6 6NB, CA6 6PQ, CA6 6NX, CA6 6PX, CA6 6PP, CA6 6PF … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 41.5 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 64 miles
- Brampton 11.4 miles
- Haltwhistle Railway Station 14 miles
Hotels near Bewcastle Ad
- Liddesdale Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- Pentonbridge Inn - Restaurant with Rooms 5.8 miles
- The Grapes Hotel 3 6.5 miles
- Host & Stay | Kingbridge Forge 7.3 miles
Schools in Bewcastle
- Bewcastle School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 3.1 miles
- Larriston Fells Hill 8.9 miles
- Kielder Forest and Water Forest 9.9 miles
- Brunton Park Stadium 15.6 miles
- Vindolanda Archaeological site 16.5 miles
- Chesterholm (Vindolanda museum) Museum 16.7 miles
- Housesteads Roman Fort Archaeological site 17.1 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 18.1 miles
- Harwood Estate 18.7 miles
- Birrens Archaeological site 19.8 miles