Ormathwaite

Ormathwaite is a hamlet in Underskiddaw, Cumberland, England. Ormathwaite is situated nearby to the village Applethwaite, as well as near the locality Ewe How.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Underskiddaw Parish Room and Derwent Pencil Museum.

Underskiddaw Parish Room

Church

Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Underskiddaw Parish Room is a church.

Derwent Pencil Museum

Museum

Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Derwent Pencil Museum is a museum dedicated to the manufacturing and history of pencils, located in Keswick, in the north-west of England.

Latrigg is one of the lowest fells in the Lake District in North West England, but is a popular climb due to its convenient location overlooking the town of Keswick and the beautiful views down the valley of Borrowdale from the summit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Applethwaite and Great Crosthwaite.

Applethwaite

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Applethwaite is a village in the foothills of Skiddaw near Keswick in the English Lake District. It is in the county of Cumbria, and forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw, which has a population of 282.

Great Crosthwaite

Suburb

Great Crosthwaite is a suburb of Keswick in the Lake District, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.

Keswick

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Keswick is the northern tourist hub of the Lake District National Park and is a favourite base for serious walkers and climbers, artists and photographers, and anyone who enjoys mountain and lake scenery.

Ormathwaite

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Underskiddaw, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.61808° or 54° 37′ 5″ north

Longitude

-3.13602° or 3° 8′ 10″ west

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Open location code

9C6RJV97+6H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4861600110

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13276227

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ewe How and Thrushwood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ormathwaite Hall and Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital.

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