Grange in Borrowdale
Grange, often called Grange in Borrowdale, is a village in Borrowdale in the English Lake District. It lies just off the B5289 road to the south of Derwent Water and 4 miles south of Keswick, in the county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, The village is overlooked by Grange Fell and Castle Crag, which flank either side of the narrow section of Borrowdale in which it sits.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, UK
- Also known as: “Grange”, “Grange in Borrowdale, Cumbria”, and “Grange, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lodore Falls and Castle Crag.
Lodore Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lodore Falls is a waterfall in Cumbria, England, close to Derwentwater and downstream from Watendlath. The falls are located on the beck that flows from Watendlath Tarn, and tumble more than 100 feet over a steep cascade into the Borrowdale Valley.
Castle Crag
Peak
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Crag is a hill in the North Western Fells of the English Lake District. It is the smallest hill included in Alfred Wainwright's influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, the only Wainwright below 1,000 feet.
Grange Fell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grange Fell is a small fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria, situated in the Borrowdale valley overlooking the villages of Grange in Borrowdale and Rosthwaite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watendlath and Little Town.
Watendlath
Hamlet
Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet above sea level. Watendlath is situated 1½ miles southeast of Grange in Borrowdale.
Little Town
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Town is a hamlet in the civil parish of Above Derwent, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is in the Penrith and Solway constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament. Little Town is situated 1½ miles northwest of Grange in Borrowdale.
Rosthwaite
Village
Photo: Steve Mason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosthwaite is a settlement in the Borrowdale parish of Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is also in Borrowdale in the English Lake District to the south of Derwent Water. Rosthwaite is situated 1½ miles south of Grange in Borrowdale.
Grange in Borrowdale
- Category: locality
- Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.54722° or 54° 32′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.15772° or 3° 9′ 28″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
9C6RGRWR+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 29461061OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Grange in Borrowdale” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grange in Borrowdale”
- French: “Grange in Borrowdale”
- Japanese: “グランジ・イン・ボロウデイル”
- Polish: “Grange in Borrowdale”
- Welsh: “Grange in Borrowdale”
- Welsh: “Grange”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity and Grange Methodist Chapel.
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