King Arthur's Round Table Henge by munki-boy

Penrith

Penrith is in The Lake District National Park in England.

Created: 27  November  2016  Edited: 29  November  2023

Penrith

Shopping in Penrith

Castle Retail Park Castletown, Penrith

Castle Retail Park retail park

Penrith New Squares Scaws, Penrith

Penrith New Squares retail park

Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall Ullswater Road, Castletown

Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall supermarket

Sainsbury's 1, Common Garden Square

Sainsbury's supermarket

M&S Foodhall 22-27, King Street

M&S Foodhall supermarket

Walks in Penrith

Local History around Penrith

There are some historic monuments around including:

Clifton Hall towerRoman camp north west of Balmer's FarmCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosureStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmDunmallard small multivallate hillfortMaiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosureThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithMayburgh hengeRound cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellLittle Round Table hengeRoman fortlet at Salkeld GateRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithMoated site and annexe south of Gale BayRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsKing Arthur's Round Table hengeLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmBlencow Old Hall moated tower houseLong barrow on Trainford BrowRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellLong cairn 330m east of MossthornStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodMoated site of Dacre CastleBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreayWhite Raise round cairn, Askham FellTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockCatterlen Hall tower houseHolme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill BridgeMoated site east of Newton ReignyRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldSite of Catterlen Old HallEamont BridgeRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemRound cairn on Heughscar HillRound cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens.

Wildlife in and Around Penrith

Mammals found in Penrith

There have been 25 species of mammals recorded in the penrith area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)

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Birds found in Penrith

There have been 129 species of birds recorded in the penrith area.

(Aegithalos caudatus subsp. rosaceus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

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Penrith map

Penrith UK Map