| Coordinates: | 54.447, -2.358 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NY 76 05 |
| Dialling code: | 015396 (Sedbergh) |
Wharton is a small, largely rural civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, England, set in rolling pasture and moorland on the fringe of the region’s uplands. The landscape is characterised by dry‑stone walls, traditional farmsteads and sparse, scattered hamlets, with the feel of an area that has changed little over generations yet sits within easy reach of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
The local economy remains centred on agriculture, particularly sheep and beef farming, while the parish’s quiet lanes and rights of way attract walkers and cyclists looking for low‑key countryside routes. Social life is modest and community‑focused, with historic field patterns and older buildings reflecting long continuity of settlement rather than big tourist infrastructure, so its appeal is very much to those seeking a tranquil, working rural landscape.
Postcode districts covering Wharton
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Nateby Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Kirkby Stephen Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hartley Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Waitby Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Winton Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Mallerstang Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Soulby Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Crosby Garrett Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Kirkby Stephen and Tebay Ward 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Ravenstonedale Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Kaber Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Brough Sowerby Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
Example postcodes in Wharton
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 37.5 miles60.4 km
- Newcastle International Airport 48.7 miles78.4 km
- Kirkby Stephen Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Warcop Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Wharton Ad
- The King's Head 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wilding Hotel 5.7 miles9.3 km
- The Pennine Inn 1.9 miles3 km
- Augill Castle 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
Local points of interest
- Lune Forest Forest 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Dent Head Hill 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Fors Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Moor House Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Terry Bank Estate 18 miles29 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Lowther Castle Estate 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Underley Hall Estate 19.3 miles31.1 km