Visit Dearham Places

Welcome to Visit Dearham Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Dearham

  

Dearham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Dearham

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Dearham history

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Dearham was is in the Workington division of the County of Cumberland, in the ward of Allerdale below Derwent. It belonged to the Derwent Petty sessional division, Cockermouth Union and the County Court district. The village also belongs to the rural deanery of Maryport and the Diocese of Carlisle.

Dearham etymology

‘Dearham’ is an Old Anglian compound of ‘dēor’ and ‘hām’ Old English means ‘deer’, ‘homestead’ or ‘village’ or estate.

You can visit Dearham places with Walkfo Dearham to hear history at Dearham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Dearham has 20 places to visit in our interactive Dearham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Dearham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Dearham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Dearham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 20 audio facts unique to Dearham places in an interactive Dearham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Dearham Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Dearham historic spots	Dearham tourist destinations	Dearham plaques	Dearham geographic features
Walkfo Dearham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Dearham

  

Best Dearham places to visit

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Dearham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Dearham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Dearham’s information audio spots:

Alauna (Maryport) Alauna was a castrum or fort in the Roman province of Britannia. It occupied a coastal site just north of the town of Maryport in the English county of Cumbria (formerly part of Cumberland)

Milefortlet 23 Milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian’s Wall, along the Cumbrian coast. Milefortlet 23 (Sea Brows) has been located and surveyed.

Ewanrigg Ewanrigg is a residential area of Maryport, Cumbria, historically within Cumberland. It has a post office, a school and a few places of worship.

Milefortlet 22 Milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian’s Wall, along the Cumbrian coast. Milefortlet 22 (Brownrigg) has been located and excavated.

St Mungo’s Church, Dearham The church is dedicated to St Mungo, also known as Kentigern, the apostle of Strathclyde. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Solway, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland and the diocese of Carlisle.

Dovenby Hall Dovenby Hall is a country house in 115 acres (47 ha) of land. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Cockermouth, Cumbria, England.

St John the Evangelist’s Church, Crosscanonby St John the Evangelist’s Church is in the village of Crosscanonby, Cumbria. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Solway, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Allerby Allerby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Oughterside, Allerdale district, Cumbria, England.

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