Leacet Hill
Leacet Hill is a hill in Brougham, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 659 feet. Leacet Hill is situated nearby to the village Melkinthorpe, as well as near Cliburn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cliburn Moss and Center Parcs Whinfell Forest.
Cliburn Moss
Nature reserve
Cliburn Moss is a national nature reserve located northwest of the village of Cliburn, in the county of Cumbria, England. It contains wetland habitats, produced by a hollow in the glacial valley.
Center Parcs Whinfell Forest
Resort
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Center Parcs Whinfell Forest is a resort.
Clifton Moor Skirmish
Battlefield
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Clifton Moor Skirmish took place on the evening of Wednesday 18 December during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Following the decision of the council of Charles Edward Stuart to retreat from Derby on 6 December, the fast-moving Jacobite army split into three… Clifton Moor Skirmish is situated 2 miles west of Leacet Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melkinthorpe and Great Strickland.
Melkinthorpe
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn.
Great Strickland
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland. Great Strickland is situated 2½ miles south of Leacet Hill.
Eamont Bridge
Village
Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.
Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The village is named after the bridge over the River Eamont and straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Eamont Bridge is situated 3½ miles northwest of Leacet Hill.
Leacet Hill
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 659 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Brougham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.63104° or 54° 37′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.66579° or 2° 39′ 57″ westElevation
659 feet (201 metres)Open location code
9C6VJ8JM+CMGeoNames ID
12620051
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