Thornthwaite
Thornthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is just off the A66 road, south of Bassenthwaite Lake and within the Lake District National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, UK
- Also known as: “Thornthwaite, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barf and Lord’s Seat.
Barf
Peak
Barf is a fell in the north-western Lake District in Cumbria, UK. It stands on the south-western shore of Bassenthwaite Lake. Barf is well known for a whitewashed pillar of rock on the lower slopes, the so-called "Bishop's Rock" or "Bishop of Barf".
Lord’s Seat
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lord's Seat is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the highest of the group of hills north of Whinlatter Pass in the North Western Fells. The slopes of Lord's Seat are extensively forested.
Whinlatter
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry England plantations. Whinlatter is situated 1½ miles west of Thornthwaite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braithwaite and Little Crosthwaite.
Braithwaite
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge.
Little Crosthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Crosthwaite is a hamlet in the Cumberland district in the English county of Cumbria. It forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw. Little Crosthwaite is located on the A591 road on the eastern shore of the Bassenthwaite Lake between Keswick and Bassenthwaite.
Portinscale
Village
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portinscale is a village in Cumbria, England, close to the western shore of Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park 1+1⁄2 miles from Keswick. For administrative purposes, Portinscale lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Portinscale is situated 2 miles southeast of Thornthwaite.
Thornthwaite
- Category: locality
- Location: Above Derwent, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.61903° or 54° 37′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.20548° or 3° 12′ 20″ westElevation
384 feet (117 metres)Open location code
9C6RJQ9V+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 29367805OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Thornthwaite” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “桑斯韋特”
- Chinese: “桑斯韦特”
- Dutch: “Thornthwaite”
- French: “Thornthwaite”
- Irish: “Thornthwaite”
- Polish: “Thornthwaite”
- Welsh: “Thornthwaite”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thornthwaite Galleries and Seathow Wood.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Thornthwaite”. Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.