Lowca Beck
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Lowca Beck is a beck
in the English
county
of Cumbria
.
The beck rises (as Distington Beck) in the vicinity of Gilgarran and flows by Distington
and the remains of Hayes Castle before flowing between Lowca
and Howgate, emptying into the Solway Firth
at Parton Bay.
Beck (disambiguation)
Beck may refer to:* Beck, an American musician**Beck , 2001 EP by Beck* Beck , an American bus manufacturer* Beck , a British English dialect word for a small stream* River Beck, in South London, England...
in the English
England
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county
County
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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...
.
The beck rises (as Distington Beck) in the vicinity of Gilgarran and flows by Distington
Distington
Distington is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, south of Workington and north-northeast of Whitehaven.Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica...
and the remains of Hayes Castle before flowing between Lowca
Lowca
Lowca is a village and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria. It was formerly a mining area but is now noted for its wind farm.In 1800, brothers Adam, Thomas and Crosby Heslop, formerly associated with the ironworks at Seaton near Workington established an iron foundry and engineering...
and Howgate, emptying into the Solway Firth
Solway Firth
The Solway Firth is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very...
at Parton Bay.