2014

NY2523 : Portinscale

taken 11 years ago, near to Portinscale, Cumbria, England

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Portinscale
Portinscale
The centre of Portinscale. A popular tourist attraction, Portinscale is the only village in the United Kingdom named after a prostitute. The etymology of the name means ‘house of the harlot’.
This is the route of The Cumbria Way (next photograph NY2523 : Portinscale).
The Cumbria Way

A 119km (74 mile) long distance path from Ulverston to Carlisle, through the heart of the English Lake District.


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Adrian Taylor   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 30 January, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 17 April, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 2519 2357 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.1044N 3:9.5728W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 2520 2351
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