Greystoke
Parish in Westmorland and Furness, England
| Coordinates: | 54.682, -2.896 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 42 32 |
| Population: | 654 |
Greystoke is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, lying a few miles north of Penrith on the eastern edge of the Lake District fringes. It occupies classic Eden Valley countryside of rolling farmland, parkland and modest fells, and is dominated historically by Greystoke Castle, a fortified manor with medieval origins that gives the place a distinctly historic, rural character; the village church of St Andrew's Church and surviving estate features add to the sense of continuity with the past.
Today the local economy is largely agricultural with a helpful tilt towards tourism and country-house events because of the castle and easy access to Lakeland walking routes. The community is small and close-knit, with village activities and seasonal events typical of rural Cumbria, and the area’s historic connections and country-house setting have also attracted a modest cultural interest beyond the locality.
Postcode districts covering Greystoke
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Greystoke Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Skelton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Mungrisdale Parish 2.9 miles
- Newbiggin Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Hutton Parish 3.2 miles
- Catterlen Parish 3.5 miles
- Dacre Parish 4.2 miles
- Stainton Built-up area 4.6 miles
- Greystoke and Ullswater Ward 4.6 miles
- Hesket and Lazonby Ward 4.8 miles
- Matterdale Parish 5.5 miles
- Castle Sowerby Parish 5.6 miles
Example postcodes in Greystoke
CA11 0XX, CA11 0TJ, CA11 0TP, CA11 0TF, CA11 0UA, CA11 0DG, CA11 0UF, CA11 0TQ, CA11 0UD … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 53.8 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 59.9 miles
- Penrith Railway Station 5.7 miles
- Lazonby and Kirkoswald Railway Station 9.1 miles
Hotels near Greystoke Ad
- The Lounge Hotel and Bar 6 miles
- The George Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- North Lakes Hotel and Spa 4 5.8 miles
- Macdonald Leeming House 4 6.7 miles
- The Ullswater Inn- the Inn Collection Group 4 9.8 miles
- The Castlegate Arms 2 5.8 miles
Schools in Greystoke
- Greystoke Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Inglewood Forest Forest 7.1 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 7.3 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 7.4 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 8.5 miles
- Lowther Castle Estate 8.6 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles
- Brunton Park Stadium 14.8 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 18.8 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 19.1 miles