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 miles6.6 km
- Askerton Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Nicholforest Parish 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Solport Parish 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Newcastleton Place 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Kingwater Parish 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Hethersgill Parish 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Walton Parish 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Brampton Ward 8 miles12.8 km
- Burtholme Parish 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Houghton and Irthington Ward 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Waterhead Parish 8.7 miles14 km
Example postcodes in Bewcastle
CA6 6NL, CA6 6PP, CA6 6PS, CA6 6PB, TD9 0TP, CA6 6PG, CA6 6PF, CA6 6PN, TD9 0TT … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 41.5 miles66.8 km
- Edinburgh Airport 64 miles103 km
- Brampton 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Haltwhistle Railway Station 14 miles22.5 km
Schools in Bewcastle
- Bewcastle School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 3.1 miles5 km
- Larriston Fells Hill 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Kielder Forest and Water Forest 9.9 miles16 km
- Brunton Park Stadium 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Vindolanda Archaeological site 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Chesterholm (Vindolanda museum) Museum 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Housesteads Roman Fort Archaeological site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Harwood Estate 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Birrens Archaeological site 19.8 miles31.8 km