Watchgate
Watchgate is a hamlet in Whitwell and Selside, Westmorland and Furness, England. Watchgate is situated nearby to the locality High Thorn, as well as near the village Garnett Bridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ghyll Pond and Potter Tarn.
Ghyll Pond
Reservoir
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Ghyll Pond is a reservoir, which is situated 2 miles west of Watchgate.
Potter Tarn
Reservoir
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Potter Tarn is a reservoir, which is situated 2 miles west of Watchgate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garnett Bridge and Selside.
Garnett Bridge
Village
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Garnett Bridge is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, on the River Sprint. It is located three miles by foot southeast of Long Sleddale. It consists mainly of old mill cottages and Bobbin Mill and a quaint old bridge over the Sprint.
Selside
Village
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Selside is a small village in rural Cumbria, England, about 6 miles north of Kendal, close to the A6 road. It is now in the civil parish of Selside and Fawcett Forest, though it was formerly in the parish of Kendal.
Skelsmergh
Hamlet
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Skelsmergh is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, in Westmorland and Furness in rural Cumbria, England, about 4 miles north of Kendal, on the A6 road. Skelsmergh is situated 2½ miles south of Watchgate.
Watchgate
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Whitwell and Selside, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.38555° or 54° 23′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.72875° or 2° 43′ 44″ westElevation
584 feet (178 metres)Open location code
9C6V97PC+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2008797422OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13278908
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