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Lorton in the region of England is a town located in United Kingdom - some 252 mi or ( 406 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Lorton is now 11:55 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tallentire, Sunderland, Sheffield, Oxford, and Mockerkin. When in this area, you might want to check out Tallentire . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lorton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Cockermouth Floods 2009
The flooding of Cockermouth, Cumbria - November 2009. Donations to help flood victims can be made at: www.cumbriafoundation.org ..
Cockermouth Carnival 2010
Photographs of Cockermouth Carnival 2010 by Mark Elliott Photography - www.elliott-photography.com ..
Lake District Cumbria England
Slide show of a selection of photographs taken between 9 and 15 July 2011 during a holiday to The Lake District Cumbria England, the weather was glorious for the whole holiday unusual for here never s ..
GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY
Bayou Rhythm Kings,Tithebarn,Cockermouth ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Blindbothel
Blindbothel is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It is on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and is a couple of miles south of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 148. There are 63 households in total in Blindbothel. In the 1870's Blindbothel was described as "Blindbothel, a township in Brigham parish, Cumberland; 2 miles W of Cockermouth. Real property, £1,206. Pop. , 116. Houses, 19.
Located at 54.63 -3.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Embleton railway station
Embleton railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the village of Embleton. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 15 September 1958. All trace of the station building has gone although the Station Master's house survives as a private residence on the side of the A66.
Located at 54.66 -3.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Loweswater
Loweswater is one of the smaller lakes in the English Lake District. The village of Loweswater is situated at the foot of the lake. The lake is not far from Cockermouth and is also easily reached from elsewhere in West Cumbria. The group of fells to the south of Loweswater is known as the Loweswater Fells and consists of Mellbreak, Gavel Fell, Blake Fell, Hen Comb and Burnbank Fell. To the north of the lake lies the Fellbarrow range.
Located at 54.57 -3.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Cockermouth railway station
Cockermouth railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway and served the town of Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 18 April 1966. The station was the second to be built in the town. The original Cockermouth & Workington Railway station closed when the CK&PR station opened on an altered alignment. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
Located at 54.66 -3.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Bassenthwaite Lake
Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles long and ⁄4-mile wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about 70 ft . It is the only body of water in the Lake District to be technically defined as a "lake" and to use the word "lake" in its name, all the others being "waters", "meres" or "tarns". It is fed by, and drains into, the River Derwent.
Located at 54.65 -3.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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