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Allonby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Allonby

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Allonby history

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Allonby was home to a small fishing fleet from the late 18th century until the mid 19th century. The village has a 17th century coaching inn now known as the Ship Hotel. Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins stayed overnight at the hostelry in 1857. The Reading Room, opened in 1862, was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, the Victorian architect.

Allonby etymology

‘Allonby’ is ” ‘Alein’s bȳ’…’Alein’ is a French personal name of Breton origin. (‘Bȳ’) is a late Old English word from Old Norse ‘bȳr’ and Swedish or Danish ‘by’ meaning ‘village’, ‘hamlet’ ‘AllOnby’ means ‘Ainlein’s’ or ‘Ainelein’s’, ‘Aienlein’s,’ ‘Aenlein’ means “Alein” and ‘Aelein’s” meaning “Ainin’s” or ‘Allanby’.

You can visit Allonby places with Walkfo Allonby to hear history at Allonby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Allonby has 18 places to visit in our interactive Allonby 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 Allonby, 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 Allonby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Allonby & the surrounding areas.

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18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Allonby tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Allonby

  

Best Allonby places to visit

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

Oughterside and Allerby Oughterside and Allerby is a civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria, England. In the 2011 census it had a population of 619. The parish is bordered by Hayton and Mealo to the north, Aspatria, Plumbland and Gilcrux to the south.

Hayton and Mealo Hayton and Mealo is a civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria. The only settlement is Hayton, a village in the centre of the parish, which had a population of 237 in the 2011 census. The parish has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km)

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.

Allonby Allonby is on the B5300 road 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Maryport and 8 miles (13 km) south of Silloth. Mawbray is 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north, and Westnewton is 3.5 miles to the east.

Milefortlet 20 Milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian’s Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade. Milefortlet 20 (Low Mire) has been located and excavated.

Milefortlet 17 Milefortlet 17 (Dubmill Point) was a milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian’s Wall.

Milefortlet 21 Milefortlet 21 (Swarthy Hill) is a milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These defences were contemporary with defensive structures on Hadrian’s Wall. Its remains exist as reconstructed turf ramparts (to a height of about 1 metre (3.3 ft) and ditch.

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