Crook
Crook is a locality in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Crook is situated nearby to the village Winster, as well as near Underbarrow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include School Knott Tarn and School Knott.
School Knott
Peak
School Knott is a hill in the Lake District, England, to the east of Windermere town, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
Winster School
Community center
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winster School is a community center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowness-on-Windermere and Windermere.
Bowness-on-Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.
Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.
Crook
Village
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crook is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, on the B5284 road between Kendal and Windermere. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 340, increasing at the 2011 census to 364, and decreasing at the 2021 census to 350.
Crook
- Type: Locality
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.347° or 54° 20′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.8625° or 2° 51′ 45″ westElevation
440 feet (134 metres)Open location code
9C6V84WP+QXGeoNames ID
7290753
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