English Heritage sites near Westlinton Parish
CARLISLE CASTLE
5 miles from Westlinton Parish
Carlisle Castle was a constantly updated working fortress until well within living memory. Now its rich and varied visitor attractions reflect its long and eventful history.
WETHERAL PRIORY GATEHOUSE
8 miles from Westlinton Parish
Well-preserved 15th-century gatehouse, the sole survivor of a small Benedictine priory. A miniature 'pele-tower' containing two storeys of comfortable rooms, it later became a fortified vicarage.
LANERCOST PRIORY
10 miles from Westlinton Parish
The beautiful and now tranquil setting of Augustinian Lanercost Priory belies an often troubled history.
HARE HILL - HADRIAN'S WALL
11 miles from Westlinton Parish
A short length of Wall, still standing 2.7 metres (8.8 feet) high.
BANKS EAST TURRET - HADRIAN'S WALL
12 miles from Westlinton Parish
Imposing and well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall.
PIKE HILL SIGNAL TOWER - HADRIAN'S WALL
12 miles from Westlinton Parish
The remains of one of a network of signal towers predating Hadrian's Wall, Pike Hill was later joined to the Wall at an angle of 45 degrees.
Churches in Westlinton Parish
St John the Baptist, Blackford
About Blackford Parish
Blackford means what it says, a black ford or river-crossing. However, unlike other places of the name, it is a mix of Old English and Old Norse: the first element is Old English blǣc "black", while the second element is Old Norse vathr / vaőr, ford, river crossing, which usually occurs as -wath in place-names with this element (e.g. Wath upon Dearne). The name was recorded as Blakiwaith in 1165.