Great Bank
Great Bank is a hill in Eskdale, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 1,079 feet. Great Bank is situated nearby to the locality Eskdale, as well as near the hamlet Beckfoot.Places of Interest
Highlights include Whin Rigg and Giggle Alley.
Whin Rigg
Peak
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whin Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District, situated in the western segment of the national park, 22 kilometres south east of the town of Whitehaven.
Giggle Alley
Forest
Photo: Mary Gracie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Giggle Alley is a woodland in Eskdale Green, Cumbria, England. It was formerly part of the Gate House estate. The wood includes the ruins of a Japanese garden, created in 1914 as part of the estate.
Fisherground railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fisherground railway station, also known as Fisherground Halt, is on the 15-inch gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. Its main purpose is to serve the adjoining camp site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eskdale Green and Nether Wasdale.
Eskdale Green
Nether Wasdale
Village
Photo: Peter Eckersley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nether Wasdale is a village in Cumbria, England, located in the valley and civil parish of Wasdale, near the River Irt and just over a mile to the west of the Wastwater lake. Nether Wasdale is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Bank.
Santon Bridge
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santon Bridge is a small village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, at a bridge over the River Irt. The civil parish is called Irton with Santon. The population of this civil parish as at the 2011 census was 316. Santon Bridge is situated 2 miles west of Great Bank.
Great Bank
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,079 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.4057° or 54° 24′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.32035° or 3° 19′ 13″ westElevation
1,079 feet (329 metres)Open location code
9C6RCM4H+7VGeoNames ID
12624486
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