Whitbarrow
Whitbarrow is a hill in Cumbria, England, designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and national nature reserve, forming part of the Morecambe Bay Pavements Special Area of Conservation due to its supporting some of the best European examples of natural limestone habitats.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 705 feet
- Description: hill in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Lord’s Seat” and “Whitbarrow - Lord’s Seat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oversands School and St Paul’s Church.
Oversands School
School
Oversands School is a private special school with specialist SEN status situated in the village of Witherslack near Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England.
St Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paul's Church is in the village of Witherslack, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Foulshaw Moss
Nature reserve
Foulshaw Moss is a raised bog in Cumbria, England. In 1998 it was bought by Cumbria Wildlife Trust, which has worked to reverse damage caused to the bog by drainage and afforestation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beck Head and Witherslack.
Witherslack
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witherslack is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the south of Cumbria, England.
Whitbarrow
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Crosthwaite and Lyth, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.26437° or 54° 15′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.8486° or 2° 50′ 55″ westElevation
705 feet (215 metres)Open location code
9C6V7572+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 11521588341OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Dutch—“Whitbarrow” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威特巴罗”
- Dutch: “Whitbarrow”
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Localities in the Area
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