Lowca
Built-up area in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.581, -3.572 |
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| OS grid ref: | NX 98 21 |
| Population: | 888 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 (Whitehaven) |
Lowca is a small coastal village in the historic county of Cumberland on the north-west English coast, perched on cliffs above the Irish Sea a few miles north of Whitehaven. Its position gives sweeping views over the coastline and nearby headlands, and the surrounding landscape is a mix of rugged shoreline, reclaimed industrial land and pockets of rural farmland that make it popular with walkers and birdwatchers exploring the west Cumbrian coast.
Historically Lowca was an industrial hamlet centred on coal mining, ironworking and associated engineering, with its own industrial works and narrow-gauge rail links serving operations in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Much of that heavy industry has gone, leaving a small, close-knit community that now combines local services with commuting to larger towns, modest tourism and a sense of local pride in its industrial heritage and coastal setting.
Postcode districts covering Lowca
Most populated places nearby
- Workington 3.6 miles
- Whitehaven 2.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Parton Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Moresby Parish 1.3 miles
- Howgate Ward 1.5 miles
- Bransty Ward 1.9 miles
- Moresby Parks Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Distington Built-up area 2.3 miles
- High Harrington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Whitehaven Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Harrington Ward 2.9 miles
- Hillcrest and Hensingham Ward 3 miles
- Winscales Parish 3.2 miles
- Mirehouse Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Lowca
CA28 6QH, CA28 6QP, CA28 6QJ, CA28 6PY, CA28 6QA, CA28 6PN, CA28 6QE, CA28 6PX, CA28 6PH … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 75.7 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 81.2 miles
- Parton Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Whitehaven Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Lowca Ad
- Moresby Hall Country House Hotel 4 0.5 miles
- Premier Inn Whitehaven 3 0.4 miles
- Georgian House Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Chase Hotel 2.7 miles
- The Hall Park Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Waverley Hotel 4.5 miles
- Hunday Manor Country House Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- Seacote Hotel 6.4 miles
- The Melbreak Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Ennerdale Country House Hotel 3 5.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 2.2 miles
- Winscales Estate 3.8 miles
- Derwent Park Stadium 4.7 miles
- Borough Park Stadium 4.8 miles
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 6.4 miles
- Calder Hall Estate 11.7 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 17.5 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 19.9 miles