Wellington, Cumbria

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Wellington
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Wellington
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Wellington
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OS grid reference NY078039
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SEASCALE
Postcode district CA20
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54°25′19″N3°25′20″W / 54.42190170°N 3.42208492°W / 54.42190170; -3.42208492
The main road through Wellington in 2018 The main road through Wellington - geograph.org.uk - 5974132.jpg
The main road through Wellington in 2018

Wellington is a small village in the civil parish of Gosforth, Borough of Copeland, Cumbria, England, lying north east of Gosforth beside the River Bleng A bridge at Wellington carries the Gosforth to Wasdale road over the river. [1] Hall Croft, Wellington, is a late 18th- or early 19th-century house and a grade II listed building. [2]

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References

  1. "Wellington, Copeland - area information, map, walks and more". Ordnance Survey Get Outside. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. Historic England. "Hall Croft (1145929)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 February 2021.