St James' Church

#2423 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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St James' Church is in the village of Great Ormside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Lawrence, Appleby, St John the Baptist, Murton, St Peter, Great Asby, St Cuthbert, Dufton, and St Margaret and St James, Long Marton to form the Heart of Eden benefice. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It stands on top of a circular mound overlooking the River Eden. ()

Coordinates: 54°33'12"N, 2°27'48"W

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St James' Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brough Castle, Appleby Castle, St Lawrence's Church, High Cup Gill.

6 miE
Forts and castles
Brough Castle
153 min walk • Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains.
1.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Appleby Castle, Appleby in Westmorland
45 min walk • Appleby Castle is in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland overlooking the River Eden. It consists of a 12th-century castle keep which is known as Caesar's Tower, and a mansion house. These, together with their associated buildings, are set in a courtyard surrounded by curtain walls.
2.1 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Lawrence's Church, Appleby in Westmorland
53 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is in Boroughgate, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of six local churches to form the benefice of Heart of Eden.
5.3 miNE
Canyon
High Cup Gill, Appleby in Westmorland
136 min walk • High Cup Gill, almost a geometrically perfect U-shaped chasm, is a valley deeply incised into the Pennine scarp to the northeast of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria and within the North Pennines AONB in northern England.
5.2 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
St Lawrence's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
134 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is in the village of Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
7.1 miSE
Town, Church
St Stephen's Church, Kirkby Stephen
182 min walk • The Parish Church, Kirkby Stephen is an Anglican parish church in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. The Church is Shared between the Anglican and Roman Catholic Population of Kirkby Stephen, holding both Anglican Communion and Roman Catholic Mass.
5.4 miN
Church
St Cuthbert's Church
138 min walk • St Cuthbert's Church is situated 3⁄4 mile north of the village of Dufton, Cumbria, England. It should not be confused with the nearby St Cuthbert's church, Milburn. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
5.2 miNW
Church
All Saints Church
134 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Bolton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
5.6 miSW
Protected area
Great Asby Scar
144 min walk • Great Asby Scar is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve in Cumbria, UK. It is an area of limestone pavement, south of the village of Great Asby.
5.2 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St Andrew's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
134 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in the village of Crosby Garrett, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
6.1 miSW
Memorial
Castle Folds
155 min walk • Castle Folds or Castlesteads was a Romano-British walled settlement on Great Asby Scar – an area of limestone pavement in the parish of Asby, Cumbria, England. In medieval times, it was used as a shieling – a temporary summer shelter. It is now in ruins but is protected as a scheduled monument.