Forest Head
Forest Head is a locality in Midgeholme, Cumberland, England. Forest Head is situated nearby to the locality Cleskett Holme, as well as near Brown Fell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cold Fell and Talkin Tarn.
Cold Fell
Peak
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cold Fell is a mountain in the northern Pennines, in Cumbria, England. Lying among the northernmost uplands of the North Pennines AONB, it is the most northerly mountain in Cumbria and is listed as a Marilyn due to its prominence of 168m. Cold Fell is situated 2 miles southeast of Forest Head.
Talkin Tarn
Lake
Photo: Cheese360, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Talkin Tarn is a glacial lake and country park near Brampton, Cumbria, England. The lake is in a kettle hole, formed 10,000 years ago by mass glacial action. Talkin Tarn is situated 2½ miles west of Forest Head.
Tindale Tarn
Photo: Jonathan Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tindale Tarn is situated 1½ miles northeast of Forest Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hallbankgate and Farlam.
Hallbankgate
Village
Hallbankgate is a village in Cumbria, England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 Brampton to Alston road.
Farlam
Village
Photo: John Charlton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farlam is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the English county of Cumbria. The village is about 2+1⁄4 miles southeast of the small town of Brampton and 9+1⁄2 miles east of the city of Carlisle. Farlam is situated 2 miles northwest of Forest Head.
Talkin
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talkin is a village in Cumbria, England, close to Talkin Tarn. Talkin is situated 2 miles west of Forest Head.
Forest Head
- Type: Locality
- Location: Midgeholme, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.91067° or 54° 54′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.6533° or 2° 39′ 12″ westElevation
869 feet (265 metres)Open location code
9C6VW86W+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3481213205OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
13273518
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cleskett Holme and Brown Fell.
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