Skelwith
Skelwith is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, which includes the village of Skelwith Bridge. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 185, decreasing at the 2011 census to 155.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 133 residents
- Description: civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Skelwith (civil parish), Cumbria” and “Skelwith, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Fell and Holy Trinity Church, Brathay.
Black Fell
Peak
Black Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It rises to the north of Tarn Hows, between Coniston and Hawkshead.
Holy Trinity Church, Brathay
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is in Bog Lane in the village of Brathay, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambleside and Hawkshead.
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.
Hawkshead
Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawkshead is a picturesque village in Lake District National Park. It is the smallest true town in Britain.
Grasmere
Photo: alancleaver, CC BY 2.0.
Grasmere is a lakeside village in the Lake District National Park, best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.
Skelwith
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Skelwith” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skelwith”
- Chinese: “Skelwith”
- Dutch: “Skelwith”
- French: “Skelwith”
- Irish: “Skelwith”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Skelwith”
- Polish: “Skelwith”
- Swedish: “Skelwith”
- Turkish: “Skelwith”
- “Skelwith”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Skelwith Bridge and Little Loughrigg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Park Fell and Bowfell.
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