Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about 4 miles (6 kilometres) south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England. [1] [2]
Until the creation of the new county of Cumbria, Barras was situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland.
The hamlet is located at approximately 1,100 feet (340 metres) above sea level.
From 1861 until 1962 it was served by Barras railway station on the Stainmore railway line between Kirkby Stephen and Barnard Castle.
Westmorland is a historic county in north-west England. It formed an administrative county between 1889 and 1974, after which the whole county was administered by the new administrative county of Cumbria. In 2013, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, formally recognised and acknowledged the continued existence of England's 39 historic counties, including Westmorland.
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based at Penrith Town Hall in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle. The district had a population of 49,777 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 52,564 at the 2011 Census. A 2019 estimate put it at 53,253.
Aukside is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, a short distance from Middleton-in-Teesdale. It was originally called Hawk Side. This can be seen in early ordnance survey maps.
Bowbank is a village in Lunedale, a side valley of Teesdale, in County Durham, England.
Grassholme is a village in County Durham, England.
Hury is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines of England. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Cumbria, North West England. Historically part of Westmorland, it lies on the A685, surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, about 25 miles (40 km) from the nearest larger towns: Kendal and Penrith. The River Eden rises 6 miles (9.7 km) away in the peat bogs below Hugh Seat and passes the eastern edge of the town. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,832, increasing to 1,822 at the 2011 Census. The settlement had a 2011 population of 1,522.
Daddry Shield is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of the River Wear in Weardale, a short distance from St John's Chapel. In the 2001 census Daddry Shield had a population of 177.
Crawleyside is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Stanhope, in Weardale. In the 2001 census Crawleyside had a population of 170.
Ettersgill is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Forest-in-Teesdale. Known locally as "Dirt Pit"
Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Langdon Beck.
Middle Side is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale between Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin.
Baldersdale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in England, northwest of Barnard Castle. Its principal settlements are Hury and Briscoe. Baldersdale lies within the traditional boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Under provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, it was incorporated into County Durham for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District.
Lunedale is the dale, or valley, of the River Lune, on the east side of the Pennines in England, west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Its principal settlements are Grassholme, Thringarth and Bowbank.
Birk Beck is a minor river in Cumbria.
Kaber is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England.
King's Meaburn is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland and 10 miles (16 km) from Penrith, in the valley of the River Lyvennet. The river flows just to the west of the village, and is crossed by a ford on the road to Newby and Morland. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 105, increasing to 135 at the 2011 Census.
Newbiggin-on-Lune is a village in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland it is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of Kirkby Stephen, and lies on the main A685 route from Brough to Tebay. Nearby to the north is located the Smardale Gill Viaduct on the dismantled former South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East railway station. To the south lies the Howgill Fells including Green Bell 1,985 feet.
Little Musgrave is a small village in the Eden district of Cumbria, England.
Stainmore is a remote geographic area in the Pennines on the border of Cumbria, County Durham and North Yorkshire. The name is used for a civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, including the villages of North Stainmore and South Stainmore. The parish had a population of 253 in the 2001 census, increasing to 264 at the Census 2011. Stainmore Forest stretches further east into County Durham, towards Bowes.
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