Great Urswick
in Cumbria of England, United Kingdom
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Barrow Walney Island Airport (6 mi) - Blackpool International Airport (27 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (55 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (58 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (63 mi)
- Manchester Airport (66 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (68 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (69 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (83 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (124 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 90 mi) - New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Lancaster Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Fleetwood Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Knott End Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Seascale Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Blackpool North Shore (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Garstang Country Hotel & Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Lytham Green Drive Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Leyland Golf Club (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Souhtport Golf Academy At Leisure Lakes (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Blackpool Tower (observation point, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.159 and -3.122 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 9' 32" and W -3° 7' 18"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:42 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:55 am and 4:02 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Great Urswick
Great Urswick in Cumbria (England) with it's 281 citizens is a city in United Kingdom about 222 mi (or 357 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Great Urswick is now 09:42 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Great Urswick, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Barrow Walney Island Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 75 mi (or 120 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Blackpool, Warton, Freckleton, Southport and Preston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 61% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 70% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Rain and snow, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gale, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Low Hall Farm
The Fishermans Arms Hotel
The Farmers Ulverston
The Loft Gallery
Abbey House
The Clarkes Hotel
Videos from this area
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Blast Furness in Ulverston
Blast Furness playing at the Market Place in Ulverston, on Saturday 20th April 2013, during the Feast of St George.
Ulverston Dickensian 2014 Street Food
Ulverston Dickensian Festival - 2014. Plenty happening, as usual, including street entertainment and stalls galore. This series of short clips focusses on the food stalls and street food......
Ulverston Dickensian Festival 2012
Ulverston Dickensian Festival - Saturday November 24th 2012 - Warm-ups by Dalton Town Band and Garry Gifford. Check my channel for more street scenes and acts.
Ulverston Dickensian Festival 2012 - 'Betty Brawn' part 1
Ulverston Dickensian Festival - Sunday November 25th 2012 - The 'Strong Lady Show, featuring 'Betty Brawn', who throws fully-grown men around like rag dolls for a living. Check my channel for...
Cumbria Way Walk Part 1.(Ulverston)
The Start of Cumbria Way Walk started Ulverston 2010 Finished Langdales 2012 .Photo Slideshow .
Ulverston Dickensian Festival 2012
Ulverston Dickensian Festival - Saturday November 24th 2012 - Bands set off to lead the folks in period costume, heading for the Market Place. Check my channel for more street scenes and acts.
Ulverston Dickensian Festival 2012 - 'Betty Brawn' part 3
Ulverston Dickensian Festival - Sunday November 25th 2012 - The 'Strong Lady Show, featuring 'Betty Brawn', who throws fully-grown men around like rag dolls for a living. Check my channel for...
Tessa Pearson sells me a print at Ulverston Printfest
We in Ulverston are so lucky to be visited at our Printfest at the beginning of May each year by people of the caliber of Tessa Pearson. Here she talks about the inspiration and making of the...
Ulverston Saturday Market
Visitors find Ulverston a fascinating place to explore.
Ulverston's old Cattle Market
Now a micro brewery. Anita, who is a modern Ale Wife has set up this microbrewery in Ulverston in the building that was once our cattle market A distant change from her earlier life as a...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Urswick
The villages of Great Urswick and Little Urswick, together called Urswick, are located in the Furness peninsula in Cumbria, England. They are situated to the south-west of the town of Ulverston. Great Urswick is situated along the north and west sides of Urswick Tarn, a modest body of water (c. 1100 feet by 600), although the largest such natural body in Low Furness.
Lindal-in-Furness
Lindal-in-Furness is a village on the Furness peninsula of Cumbria, England. It lies four miles to the east of Barrow-in-Furness, on the A590 trunk road. The land around Lindal, a small grange belonging to Furness Abbey in the Middle Ages, had long been known for its iron ore. In the 1840s and 1850s, larger deposits were discovered in the area and Lindal became one of many mining villages supplying the iron ore for what was then the world's largest steelworks, in Barrow.
Scales, South Lakeland
Scales is a small village in south Cumbria, England, around 3.5 miles south of the town of Ulverston. The name Scales comes from the Old Norse skali, with an Old English plural *Scalas, meaning huts. The village has a long history, proven when mesolithic human remains were discovered in a cave in a limestone outcrop known as Scales Haggs to the east of the village.
Urswick Grammar School
Urswick Grammar School was located in Little Urswick, Cumbria, England. The school was founded in 1584 as the result of a royal charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I. For the first few years, boys were educated by the minister in the church. Subsequently, the school building was built in Little Urswick.
Pennington, Cumbria
Pennington, Cumbria is a small village and civil parish in Furness, a region of Cumbria, England. Pennington lies between Ulverston, Rosside and Lindal. There are a set of stocks outside the church gate that were used to punish offenders and there are runic inscriptions within the churchyard. Pennington is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun held by Earl Tostig. Harry Christian, a soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross, was born in Pennington.
Stainton with Adgarley
Stainton with Adgarley is a small village in Cumbria about 5 miles from Dalton-in-Furness. It is a small farming community.
St Mary and St Michael's Church, Great Urswick
St Mary and St Michael's Church, Great Urswick, is located in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Cuthbert, Aldingham, St Matthew, Dendron, and St Michael, Rampside. These churches are part of a group known as the Low Furness Group of Parishes.
St Michael's Church, Pennington
St Michael's Church, Pennington, is located in the village of Pennington, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of Holy Trinity, Bardsea, and St Peter, Lindal and Marton. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.
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