Torpenhow
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Torpenhow is a small village in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England, known for its historic church and distinctive place-name.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Michael’s Church, Torpenhow | 0 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Cumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| governedBy | Allerdale Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Torpenhowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torpenhowh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Allerdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Villages in Cumbria ⓘ |
| hasFeature | historic church ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCounty | Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | St Michael’s Church, Torpenhow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOSGridReference | NY2040 ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNameElement |
Cumbric or Welsh "pen" meaning head or hill
ⓘ
Old English "how" meaning hill ⓘ possibly Brittonic "tor" meaning rocky peak ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeArea | CA ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeDistrict | CA7 ⓘ |
| knownFor | distinctive place-name ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceName |
Brittonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumbric NERFINISHED ⓘ Old English ⓘ |
| lieutenancyArea | Cumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allerdale district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumbria ⓘ North West England ⓘ Torpenhow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake District National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | civil parish of Torpenhow ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| shireDistrict | Allerdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.