Towns & cities · Scottish Lowlands
Embleton
Embleton — village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Embleton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 278 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.6590°, -3.2970°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Embleton is a small village and civil parish located in the Cumberland district in Cumbria, England. It is located east of Cockermouth on the A66 road, and within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. The hamlet of Wythop Mill is within the parish about a mile south of the village, close to the boundary with Wythop civil parish.
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Background
History
Sometime around 1854 a schoolmaster digging in common land at Embleton came across a hoard of weapons dating to the 1st century AD, the transition between the Late Iron Age and Early Roman period. It comprised three iron spearheads and two swords, one of which was in a decorated copper-alloy scabbard. The latter object can now be seen in the British Museum. Embleton railway station opened in 1865, on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway, and was closed by British Rail in 1958 although the railway through the village survived until 1966. The trackbed has now been used for the route of the A66 road.
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- Coordinates
- 54.6590, -3.2970
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Embleton
- Postcode
- CA13 9XL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Population
- 278
Sources
- wikidata: Q1007932 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Embleton, Cumbria (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Derwent Lodge, Embleton - geograph.org.uk - 957162.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Embleton?
- Embleton is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA13 9XL), in the parish of Embleton.
- Is Embleton a protected site?
- Yes — Embleton is part of the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Embleton free to visit?
- Yes, Embleton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Embleton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA13 9XL. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.