Blennerhasset and Torpenhow
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.746, -3.255 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 19 39 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 (Wigton) |
Blennerhasset and Torpenhow sits on the low, patchwork farmland of the Solway Plain in Cumberland, north‑west England, where lanes thread between hedged fields and small stone farmsteads. The area is essentially rural, with mixed livestock and arable farming, a scattered village feel and easy access to the nearby Lake District fells and the coastal habitats of the Solway Firth, which bring occasional walkers and wildlife visitors.
Locally there are characterful stone churches and older farmhouses that hint at a long agricultural history, and the place is sometimes noted for the curious name of Torpenhow, often used in discussions of tautological place‑name traditions. Community life is small scale and quiet, centred on village halls, parish events and the rhythms of farming rather than large industry.
Postcode districts covering Blennerhasset and Torpenhow
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Workington 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Whitehaven 19 miles30.6 km
- Penrith 20.8 miles33.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Bothel Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bothel and Threapland Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Allhallows Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Plumbland Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Aspatria Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Ireby and Uldale Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Blindcrake Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Boltons Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bromfield Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Westnewton Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Setmurthy Parish 4.8 miles7.8 km
Example postcodes in Blennerhasset and Torpenhow
CA7 1HW, CA7 3QR, CA7 3RG, CA7 3RE, CA7 1JU, CA7 3QU, CA7 1JY, CA7 3RD, CA7 3RB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 65.3 miles105.1 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 74.5 miles119.9 km
- Aspatria Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wigton Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Ad
- Overwater Hall 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa 4 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Ravenstone Manor 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Lyzzick Hall Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Lake District Castle Inn 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Hundith Hill Hotel 3 7.5 miles12 km
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Trout 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
Schools in Blennerhasset and Torpenhow
- Blennerhasset School Primary
Local points of interest
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 7 miles11.2 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Winscales Estate 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Borough Park Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Powillimount Beach Beach 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Arbigland Estate 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Brunton Park Stadium 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Galabank Stadium 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Mount Annan Estate 17.6 miles28.3 km