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Cleator Moor
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Cleator Moor
Cleator Moor works well as a base: 10 minutes from Egremont, 9km from Ennerdale Water.
Cleator Moor is in England, United Kingdom, with about 6,900 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Egremont, about 5 km away.
Cleator Moor is a town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The parish was historically called Cleator. During the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, the new settlement of Cleator Moor was built on the moorland to the north of Cleator village, based around mining and the ironRead more
industry. There was a significant influx of Irish immigrants in the latter half of the 19th century, leading to the colloquial title of Little Ireland. Cleator Moor grew to become the main settlement in the parish, which was formally renamed Cleator Moor in 1934. Cleator village remains part of the parish, and is now classed as part of the built up area of Cleator Moor by the Office for National Statistics.
The town stands below Dent Fell, and is on the 190 miles (310 km) Coast to Coast Walk that spans Northern England.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Cleator Moor?
Within an hour or so of Cleator Moor: Ennerdale Water (9 km), Loweswater (12 km), Scale Force (13 km), Crummock Water (14 km).
Are there any good drives near Cleator Moor?
The nearest famous roads are Newlands Pass (Newlands Hause), Honister Pass and Whinlatter Pass (B5292).
Where is Cleator Moor?
Cleator Moor is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Egremont.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,936
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.5214, -3.5159
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Cleator Moor
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Loweswater
The smallest and most tranquil of the western lakes, uniquely draining inland towards Crummock Water rather than out to sea.
12 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Scale Force
The Lake District's highest waterfall at 52m, hidden in a mossy ravine above Crummock Water.
13 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Crummock Water
Buttermere's larger neighbour, with Scale Force - the Lake District's highest waterfall - hidden in a ravine on its western shore.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Buttermere
Tranquil lake surrounded by dramatic fells including Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike, offering one of the finest circular walks in the Lake District.
16 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Newlands Pass (Newlands Hause)
A single-track climb from Braithwaite to Buttermere over 333m, with a roadside waterfall at the summit and views down to Crummock Water.
16 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Wastwater
England's deepest lake, ringed by towering screes, voted Britain's favourite view and reached by a single dramatic dead-end road.
17 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
Newlands Pass
A quiet, narrow pass through Newlands Valley with the Moss Force waterfall tumbling beside the road.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Cleator Moor
9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 16 kmNewlands Pass (Newlands Hause)A single-track climb from Braithwaite to Buttermere over 333m, with a roadside waterfall at the summit and views down to Crummock Water.
- 17 kmWastwaterEngland's deepest lake, ringed by towering screes, voted Britain's favourite view and reached by a single dramatic dead-end road.
- 17 kmNewlands PassA quiet, narrow pass through Newlands Valley with the Moss Force waterfall tumbling beside the road.
- 19 kmHonister PassA steep, single-track pass linking Borrowdale and Buttermere with hairpins, a slate mine and exhilarating gradients.
- 20 kmHonister Pass (B5289)A 1-in-4 slate-quarry road between Borrowdale and Buttermere, narrow and steep with superb views over Honister Crag.
- 20 kmGreat GableA pyramidal fell above Wasdale whose profile forms the Lake District National Park emblem; its summit is a war memorial owned by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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