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Coordinates: 54°35′31″N 3°06′40″W / 54.592°N 3.111°W / 54.592; -3.111
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'''Castlerigg''' is an area of [[Keswick, Cumbria]], England.<ref name=OS89>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 89 ''West Cumbria (Cockermouth & Wast Water)''|ISBN= 9780319232057 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2011}}</ref><ref name=OSGaz50>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html|title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer|format=csv (download)|date= 1 January 2016|publisher=Ordnance Survey|website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk|accessdate=30 January 2016}}</ref> Castlerigg is named after a hill in the immediate area.
'''Castlerigg''' is an area of [[Keswick, Cumbria]], [[England]], named after a hill in the immediate area.


Until the early twentieth century much of the area, comprising a large part of Keswick, was owned by the family living at [[Castlerigg Manor]]. Nowadays the Manor is a Catholic youth centre and only owns its own buildings and gardens.
Until the early twentieth century much of the area, comprising a large part of Keswick, was owned by the family living at [[Castlerigg Manor]]. Nowadays the Manor is a Catholic youth centre and only owns its own buildings and gardens.
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==References==
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[[Category:Keswick, Cumbria]]
[[Category:Keswick, Cumbria]]

Revision as of 16:22, 3 February 2016

54°35′31″N 3°06′40″W / 54.592°N 3.111°W / 54.592; -3.111 Castlerigg is an area of Keswick, Cumbria, England.[1][2] Castlerigg is named after a hill in the immediate area.

Until the early twentieth century much of the area, comprising a large part of Keswick, was owned by the family living at Castlerigg Manor. Nowadays the Manor is a Catholic youth centre and only owns its own buildings and gardens.

The word 'Castlerigg' is used to refer to one of the points of interest in that area, such as those cited below:

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 89 West Cumbria (Cockermouth & Wast Water) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319232057.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.