Roanhead Beach
Roanhead Beach is a beach in Askam and Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, England. Roanhead Beach is situated nearby to the suburb Hawcoat, as well as near the locality Hodbarrow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Walney Nature Reserve and Barrow/Walney Island Airport.
North Walney Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Walney Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve on Walney Island, England. The reserve, which has an area of 646.5 ha, is notable as a habitat of natterjack toads.
Barrow/Walney Island Airport
Aerodrome
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Walney Aerodrome is located on Walney Island, 1.5 NM northwest of the centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The airport is owned by BAE Systems, who operate private communication flights to locations across the United Kingdom and expanded the airport with new infrastructure and terminal buildings in 2019. Barrow/Walney Island Airport is situated 2½ miles south of Roanhead Beach.
Hodbarrow Beacon
Lighthouse
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Millom is a town and civil parish on the north shore of the estuary of the River Duddon in southernmost Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, about 6 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness and 26 miles south of Whitehaven. Hodbarrow Beacon is situated 2 miles north of Roanhead Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haverigg and Askam in Furness.
Haverigg
Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haverigg is a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. In 2001 it had a population of 1,791 in 548 households, increasing in 2011 to a population of 1,849 in 549 Households. Haverigg is situated 2½ miles northwest of Roanhead Beach.
Askam in Furness
Town
Photo: James Cocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askam and Ireleth is a civil parish close to Barrow-in-Furness in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it originally consisted of two separate coastal villages with different origins and histories which, in recent times, have merged to become one continuous settlement. Askam in Furness is situated 3 miles northeast of Roanhead Beach.
North Scale
Village
North Scale is a village and one of only four settlements on the Isle of Walney, Cumbria, England. It is the northernmost settlement, lying a mile north of Vickerstown. North Scale is situated 3 miles south of Roanhead Beach.
Roanhead Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Askam and Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.16294° or 54° 9′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.25629° or 3° 15′ 23″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C6R5P7V+5FGeoNames ID
11103421
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