Park Head
Park Head is a hamlet in Kirkoswald, Westmorland and Furness, England. Park Head is situated nearby to the locality Five Lane Ends, as well as near Five Roads Ends.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkoswald Castle and All Saint’s Church.
Kirkoswald Castle
Castle
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Kirkoswald Castle is located to the southeast of the village of Kirkoswald, Cumbria, England. It is built from Penrith red sandstone and is still partially standing. Kirkoswald Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Park Head.
Lacy’s Caves
Cave
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lacy's Caves are a series of five chambers in the red sandstone cliff of the River Eden, just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England, near Nunnery, Cumbria, at grid reference NY564383. Lacy’s Caves is situated 2½ miles southwest of Park Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Renwick and Unthank.
Renwick
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Renwick, formerly known as Ravenwick, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kirkoswald, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England.
Unthank
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unthank is a village near Gamblesby in the civil parish of Glassonby in Cumbria, England. It is first mentioned in writing as Unthanke in 1332. Unthank is situated 1½ miles southeast of Park Head.
Glassonby
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies about 3 miles south south east of Kirkoswald. Glassonby is situated 2 miles south of Park Head.
Park Head
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Parkhead”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kirkoswald, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.76852° or 54° 46′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.64698° or 2° 38′ 49″ westElevation
551 feet (168 metres)Open location code
9C6VQ993+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 243065419OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13275645
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