Yew Bank
Yew Bank is a hill in Kirkby Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 679 feet. Yew Bank is situated nearby to the locality Woodland, as well as near Sunny Bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blawith Knott and Peel Island.
Blawith Knott
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blawith Knott is a hill in the south of the English Lake District, near Woodland, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Blawith Knott is situated 1½ miles south of Yew Bank.
Peel Island
Island
Peel Island is one of the three islands of Coniston Water in the English Lake District, Cumbria. The two others are Fir Island and Oak Island. It is most famous for being one of the inspirations for Arthur Ransome's Wild Cat Island. Peel Island is situated 2 miles east of Yew Bank.
St Luke’s Church, Torver
Church
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St Luke's Church is in the village of Torver, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Luke’s Church, Torver is situated 2½ miles northeast of Yew Bank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodland and Nibthwaite.
Woodland
Locality
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Woodland is a dispersed hamlet within the civil parish of Kirkby Ireleth in the Furness region of Cumbria, England, and is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, west of Coniston Water, between Torver and Broughton-in-Furness.
Nibthwaite
Village
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Nibthwaite is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria in the northwest of England. It is in the civil parish of Colton, and on the east side of Coniston Water. Nibthwaite is situated 2 miles east of Yew Bank.
Broughton Mills
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughton Mills is a village in Cumbria, England, located 2 miles from the larger town of Broughton-in-Furness. The village consists of about 40 households, a phonebox, church and a pub called the Blacksmiths Arms. Broughton Mills is situated 2½ miles west of Yew Bank.
Yew Bank
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 679 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Kirkby Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.30891° or 54° 18′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.13501° or 3° 8′ 6″ westElevation
679 feet (207 metres)Open location code
9C6R8V57+HXGeoNames ID
12624372
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