Dent
Sedbergh is a town in Cumbria, with a population of 1500 in 2021. It's in the valley of the River Rawthey, which flows into the Lune two miles west. In Old English "setberg" means a flat-topped hill, and it's a base for walking the gritstone moors.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Dent and Aye Gill Pike.
St Andrew’s Church, Dent
Church
Photo: Richard Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is in the village of Dent, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Western Dales Mission Community in the deanery of Kendal and archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness. and the diocese of Carlisle.
Aye Gill Pike
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aye Gill Pike is a Marilyn in the Yorkshire Dales, the highest point of the ridge of Rise Hill between Dentdale and Garsdale in Cumbria, England.
Great Coum
Peak
Great Coum is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, but is located in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. The highest point is in Dent parish, but the boundary with Casterton parish crosses the summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cowgill and Gawthrop.
Cowgill
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowgill is a village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and is located 9 miles south east of Sedbergh. Cowgill is situated 2½ miles east of Dent.
Gawthrop
Village
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gawthrop is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dent, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Stone House
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stone House is a locality at Dent Head on the River Dee, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the south-east of Cowgill and to the north-west of Newby Head. Stone House is situated 3 miles east of Dent.
Dent
- Type: Locality
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2671° or 54° 16′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.429° or 2° 25′ 44″ westElevation
584 feet (178 metres)Open location code
9C6V7H8C+R9GeoNames ID
7300157
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