Keisley
Encyclopedia
Keisley is a hamlet in the Eden
District, in the English
county of Cumbria
.
and about a mile and a half south east of Murton
, and about four miles away from the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland
. Keisley is at the foot of Keisley Bank, which is on the Pennines
.
road nearby.
Eden, Cumbria
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle....
District, in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
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Location
It is about a mile north west of the village of DuftonDufton
Dufton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies in the Eden Valley and below Great Dun Fell. It is mostly around 180m above sea level. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 169....
and about a mile and a half south east of Murton
Murton
-Places:*Murton, Cumbria, England*Murton, County Durham, England*Murton, Northumberland, England*Murton, Tyne and Wear, England*Murton, Swansea, Wales*Murton, York, England-People:*Matt Murton...
, and about four miles away from the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, in North West England. It is situated within a loop of the River Eden and has a population of approximately 2,500. It is in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. The town's name was simply Appleby, until...
. Keisley is at the foot of Keisley Bank, which is on the Pennines
Pennines
The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the North West of England from Yorkshire and the North East.Often described as the "backbone of England", they form a more-or-less continuous range stretching from the Peak District in Derbyshire, around the northern and eastern edges of...
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Transport
For transport there is the Appleby railway station (Cumbria) (on the Settle-Carlisle Line), and the A66 roadA66 road
The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria...
road nearby.