Heversham
Built-up area in Westmorland and Furness, England
| Coordinates: | 54.247, -2.772 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 49 83 |
| Population: | 699 |
Heversham is a small village on a limestone ridge in the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, a few miles south of Kendal and close to Milnthorpe. It commands broad views towards Morecambe Bay and the southern fringe of the Lake District, with easy access to walking country on the surrounding fells and limestone pavements.
The village has a strong local identity based on stone cottages, farming and a long educational and ecclesiastical history - the old parish church of St Peter’s and the former Heversham School are local landmarks whose buildings and traditions still shape community life. Proximity to attractions such as Levens Hall and the Arnside & Silverdale area of outstanding natural beauty helps sustain small-scale tourism alongside the agricultural economy.
Postcode districts covering Heversham
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 12.8 miles
- Lancaster 13.9 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 20.2 miles
- Kendal 5.6 miles
- Heysham 14.6 miles
- Ulverston 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hincaster Parish 1.2 miles
- Milnthorpe Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Levens Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Sedgwick Parish 2.2 miles
- Preston Richard Parish 2.3 miles
- Levens and Crooklands Ward 2.4 miles
- Storth and Sandside Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Beetham Parish 2.8 miles
- Summerlands Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Kent Estuary Ward 2.9 miles
- Kendal South Ward 2.9 miles
- Endmoor Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Heversham
LA7 7EX, LA7 7EY, LA7 7EQ, LA7 7EW, LA7 7EU, LA7 7FD, LA7 7EF, LA7 7RP, LA7 7ER … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 52.2 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 57 miles
- Arnside Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Oxenholme Lake District Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Heversham Ad
- Crooklands Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Grange Boutique Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- Mason's Arms 6.3 miles
- Romneys Apartments and Suites 4 4.8 miles
- Lyth Valley Country House 4.6 miles
- The Pheasant Inn 8.4 miles
- Ye Olde Fighting Cocks 4 3.9 miles
- Plato's 5 7.7 miles
- Stonecross Manor Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Linthwaite House 5 9.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Watercrook Archaeological site 4.4 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 6.3 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 8 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 8.3 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 9.6 miles
- Wray Castle Estate 11.8 miles
- Thornton Hall Estate 13.3 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 13.4 miles
- Twistleton Manor Estate 13.7 miles
- Lancaster University University 16.5 miles
- Ashton Hall Estate 17.2 miles
- Dent Head Hill 17.3 miles