Hawkshead

Hawkshead is a picturesque village in . It is the smallest true town in Britain.
  • Type: Village with 508 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hawkshead, Cumbria”, “浩克斯海德”, “霍克斯海”, and “霍克斯黑德”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hawkshead Grammar School and Esthwaite Water.

Museum
in Hawkshead, …

Lake
is one of the smaller and lesser known…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Near and Far Sawrey and Roger Ground.

Village
Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of , England.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish…

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the…

Hawkshead

Latitude
54.3748° or 54° 22′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.9988° or 2° 59′ 56″ west
Population
508
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
Open location code
9C6V92F2+WF
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Hawkshead” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Hawkshead”
  • Cebuano: “Hawkshead”
  • Chinese: “賀德威克 (坎布里亞郡)”
  • Dutch: “Hawkshead”
  • French: “Hawkshead”
  • German: “Hawkshead”
  • Irish: “Ceann an Dail”
  • Italian: “Hawkshead”
  • Japanese: “ホークスヘッド”
  • Ladin: “Hawkshead”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hawkshead”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hawkshead”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hawkshead”
  • Persian: “هاوکس‌هد”
  • Polish: “Hawkshead”
  • Swedish: “Hawkshead”
  • Turkish: “Hawkshead”
  • Urdu: “ہاکس ہیڈ”
  • Welsh: “Hawkshead”
  • “Hawkshead”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Walker Ground and Town End.

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