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Explore Skelton in United Kingdom

Skelton in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Skelton is now 11:54 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Southwaite, Sheffield, Helens, Pooley Bridge, and Plumpton Wall. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Southwaite . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Skelton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Busy

1:00 min by thelight3
Views: 488 Rating: 3.00

On the Penrith roundabout. The FFOC NE Lakes Trip, Jul 07. ..

lake District - mountain biking part 1

6:41 min by TheMadmick77
Views: 423 Rating: 3.00

MTB Trip to the Lake District Following the Old Coach Road Start- High Row in Matterdale Finish Wanthwaite Bridge in St John's in the Vale ..


Ullswater Bed and Breakfast Elm House

1:07 min by PooleyBridge1
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Elm House a fantastic Ullswater Bed and Breakfast in Pooley Bridge www.stayullswater.co.uk ..

Lake District - Ullswater Flooding

0:45 min by Dean Read
Views: 261 Rating: 3.00

Here is a quick video I recorded when we went to the Lake District on the 7th of Feb 2011. lots of rain in the week before had caused Ullswater to burst its banks which made driving interesting. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Unthank End

Unthank End is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:54|42|42|N|2|50|48|W| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 54.71 -2.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Hamlets in Cumbria

Unthank, Skelton

Unthank is a village in the civil parish of Skelton, in Cumbria, England. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:54|43|12|N|2|50|48|W| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 54.72 -2.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Villages in Cumbria

Greystoke Castle

Greystoke Castle is in the village of Greystoke 8 kilometres west of Penrith in the county of Cumbria in northern England.. In 1069, after the Norman conquest the English landlord Ligulf de Greystoke was re-granted his land and he built a wooden tower surrounded by a pale (or pele). The first stone structure on the site was built in 1129 by Ivo, his grandson.

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Located at 54.67 -2.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Castles in Cumbria, Country houses in Cumbria, Peel towers in Cumbria

Blencow

Blencow or Blencowe is a small village near Penrith, Cumbria. It is divided by the River Petteril into Great Blencow to the south and Little Blencow to the north. Great Blencow is in the civil parish of Dacre while Little Blencow is within Greystoke parish. The post office and village pub are situated in Little Blencow, and there is another pub called the Clickham Inn to the south of the village towards Newbiggin.

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Located at 54.67 -2.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Villages in Cumbria

Blencow railway station

Blencow railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the villages of Blencow (or Blencowe) and Newbiggin. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 3 March 1952. It reopened temporarily on 2 July 1956 before closing permanently on 6 March 1972. Although called Blencow the station was actually situated on the edge of Newbiggin and was over 2 miles from Blencow.

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Located at 54.67 -2.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Disused railway stations in Cumbria, Former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway stations, Railway stations closed in 1952, Railway stations closed in 1972, Railway stations opened in 1865, Railway stations opened in 1956