Wasdale
Wasdale is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 127 residents
- Description: valley and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Wasdale (civil parish), Cumbria” and “Wasdale, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yewbarrow and Middle Fell.
Yewbarrow
Peak
Yewbarrow is a fell, in the English Lake District, which lies immediately north of the head of Wast Water. It is 628 metres high and in shape resembles the upturned hull of a boat or a barrow.
Middle Fell
Peak
Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middle Fell is a hill or fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Seatallan standing above the northern shore of Wastwater. Middle Fell can be climbed from Greendale near the foot of Wastwater, and a fine view of the lake backed by the Wastwater Screes is visible from the summit.
Illgill Head
Peak
Photo: Archie424, Public domain.
Illgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is known more commonly as the northern portion of the Wastwater Screes. The fell is 609 metres high and stands along the south-east shore of Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wasdale Head and Nether Wasdale.
Wasdale Head
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and biggest liar in England.
Nether Wasdale
Village
Photo: Peter Eckersley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nether Wasdale is a village in Cumbria, England, located in the valley and civil parish of Wasdale, near the River Irt and just over a mile to the west of the Wastwater lake. Nether Wasdale is situated 3 miles southwest of Wasdale.
Boot
Village
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Boot is situated 3½ miles south of Wasdale.
Wasdale
- Categories: civil parish and valley
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
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Highlights include Bell Rib and Wast Water.
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