Oughterside and Allerby

Oughterside and Allerby is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The main settlements in the parish are Allerby in the west and Oughterside and Prospect, in the east. The north western boundary of the parish is a short stretch of coast, then, working clockwise, the parish is bordered by Hayton and Mealo to the north, Aspatria to the north east, Plumbland to the south east, Gilcrux to the south and Crosscanonby to the south west. The A596 road from Aspatria to Maryport passes through the parish, and the B5300 road follows its coastline in the north west.

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Oughterside

Oughterside is a village in the Cumberland district of the English county of Cumbria. Nearby settlements include the town of Aspatria and the villages of Hayton and Prospect. For transport there is the A596 road nearby. Oughterside is 2.1 miles away from Aspatria and is 6 miles from Cockermouth, the birthplace of William Wordsworth. Carlisle is the closest city to Oughterside that offers transport links to other locations across the UK through the railway network. Oughterside is located on the North Western edge of the Lake District.

Hayton and Mealo

Hayton and Mealo is a civil parish in the Cumberland district, Cumbria. The main settlement is Hayton, a village in the centre of the parish. Mealo is an area to the west of the parish, on the coast south of Allonby. The parish has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2). The western boundary of the parish is a short stretch of coastline south of Allonby; working clockwise it is then bordered by Allonby parish to the north, Westnewton to the north east, Aspatria to the east and Oughterside and Allerby to the south. The B5300 road runs along the western edge of the parish, on the coast, and the A596 road from Aspatria to Maryport runs just outside the parish's south eastern boundary.

St James' Church, Hayton

St James Church, Hayton, Cumbria is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Solway, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland and the diocese of Carlisle. The church dates from the 19th century.

Hayton Castle

Hayton Castle is a fortified house situated to the North-East of the village of Hayton in Cumbria.