River Brathay
The Brathay is a river of north-west England. Its name comes from Old Norse and means broad river. It rises at a point 1289 feet above sea level near the Three Shire Stone at the highest point of Wrynose Pass in the Lake District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ambleside Roman Fort and Stagshaw Garden.
Ambleside Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as those of either Galava or Clanoventa, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary.
Stagshaw Garden
Garden
Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stagshaw Garden is a woodland garden situated south of Ambleside, in Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The garden is noted for its shrubs, including rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brathay and Clappersgate.
Brathay
Hamlet
Photo: Steph Aitchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brathay is a hamlet in Skelwith parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the hamlet lies close to Clappersgate on the south bank of the River Brathay, and is about 0.9 miles south west of Ambleside.
Clappersgate
Hamlet
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Clappersgate is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in the county of Cumbria, England. Clappersgate is located on the B5286 road and on the River Brathay.
Ambleside
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ambleside is a town in Cumbria. It is located at the head of Windermere, England’s largest lake, within the Lake District National Park.
River Brathay
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Cumbria, England, UK, flows into Windermere
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Brathay” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Brathay”
- Cebuano: “River Brathay”
- Chinese: “布拉萨河”
- Croatian: “Brathay”
- German: “Brathay”
- German: “River Brathay”
- Italian: “Brathay”
- Swedish: “River Brathay”
- Venetian: “Fiume Brathay”
- Welsh: “Afon Brathay”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seamew Crag and Green Tuft Island.
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