Orrest Head
Orrest Head is a hill in Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 781 feet. Orrest Head is situated nearby to the hamlet The Common, as well as near the locality Droomer.Places of Interest
Highlights include Orrest Head and Windermere railway station.
Orrest Head
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orrest Head is a hill in the English Lake District on the eastern shores of Windermere. It is the subject of a chapter in Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland, and the first fell he climbed.
Windermere railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Windermere railway station serves the town of Windermere, in Cumbria, England. It is the northern terminus of the Windermere Branch Line, which runs from Oxenholme.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in the town of Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness-on-Windermere.
Troutbeck Bridge
Village
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troutbeck Bridge is a village in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Bowness-on-Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.
Cleabarrow
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleabarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It gives its name to a small tarn in the area. Cleabarrow is situated 2 miles south of Orrest Head.
Orrest Head
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 781 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.38634° or 54° 23′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.9035° or 2° 54′ 13″ westElevation
781 feet (238 metres)Open location code
9C6V93PW+GHGeoNames ID
12612341
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