| Coordinates: | 54.555, -2.748 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NY 51 17 |
| Dialling code: | 01931 (Shap) |
Bampton is a small, mainly rural parish in Westmorland and Furness on the eastern edge of the Lake District fells. The compact village and nearby hamlets such as Bampton Grange sit among rolling pastures and stone walls, with traditional slate and sandstone buildings giving a strong sense of place; the area attracts walkers and cyclists while remaining primarily agricultural in character.
Farming - particularly hill and sheep farming - has long shaped the local economy and landscape, though holiday lets and visitor traffic bring a modest tourism boost. The parish has a small but active community around its village hall and parish church, with local history visible in cottages, lanes and field patterns that reflect centuries of rural life and estate management, and easy access to the M6 and nearby market towns for services.
Postcode districts covering Bampton
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Eamont and Shap Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Askham Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Little Strickland Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Shap Rural Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Lowther Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Shap Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Newby Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Great Strickland Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Barton and Pooley Bridge Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Martindale Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Sockbridge and Tirril Parish 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Sleagill Parish 5.3 miles8.5 km
Example postcodes in Bampton
CA10 2RQ, CA10 2QU, CA10 2QP, CA10 2RE, CA10 2RF, CA10 2QJ, CA10 2RS, CA10 2RJ, CA10 2RA … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 53 miles85.2 km
- Newcastle International Airport 53.7 miles86.4 km
- Penrith Railway Station 7.4 miles12 km
- Langwathby Railway Station 10.2 miles16.5 km
Hotels near Bampton Ad
- The Lounge Hotel and Bar 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Kings Arms 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Westmorland Hotel Tebay 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Kings Arms 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The George Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Macdonald Leeming House 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- North Lakes Hotel and Spa 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Ullswater Inn- the Inn Collection Group 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Shap Wells Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Patterdale Hotel 7.7 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Lowther Castle Estate 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Brocavum Archaeological site 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 7 miles11.2 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Wray Castle Estate 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 17 miles27.4 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Moor House Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 18.5 miles29.8 km