Heron Island
Heron Island is an island in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Heron Island is situated nearby to the locality Jobson Close, as well as near Steps End.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rydal Mount and Nab Scar.
Rydal Mount
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rydal Mount is a house in the small village of Rydal, near Ambleside in the English Lake District. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth from 1813 to his death in 1850, and his sister, the author, poet, and diarist Dorothy Wordsworth, until her death in 1855.
Nab Scar
Peak
Nab Scar is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells. It stands above Rydal Water.
White Moss House
Hotel
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Moss House is situated at the north end of Rydal Water in the English Lake District. William Wordsworth bought White Moss House when he moved from Dove Cottage in Grasmere to Rydal Mount.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rydal and Grasmere.
Rydal
Village
Photo: Cmyk, Public domain.
Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, a hotel, and St Mary's Church, on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere.
Grasmere
Photo: alancleaver, CC BY 2.0.
Grasmere is a lakeside village in the Lake District National Park, best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.
Kelbarrow
Locality
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake.
Heron Island
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.4473° or 54° 26′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.99496° or 2° 59′ 42″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9C6VC2W4+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 49706046OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
13284982
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