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Laithes
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Laithes
Location in Eden, Cumbria
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Laithes
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY463328
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District
Shire county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA11
Dialling code 01768
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54°41′17″N2°49′59″W / 54.688°N 2.833°W / 54.688; -2.833 Coordinates: 54°41′17″N2°49′59″W / 54.688°N 2.833°W / 54.688; -2.833

Laithes is a hamlet in the civil parish of Skelton, in the English county of Cumbria. It belongs to Eden District. Laithes's region is North West. Height is 170.6m. [1]

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References

  1. "#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 15 June 2021.