The Heald

The Heald is a locality in Claife, Westmorland and Furness, England. The Heald is situated nearby to the locality Low Blind Howe, as well as near High Blind Howe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Claife Heights and Three Dubs Tarn.

Claife Heights

Peak

Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Claife Heights is an upland area in the Lake District, near to Windermere in Cumbria, England. It has a topographic prominence of 177 metres so is classified as a Marilyn.

Three Dubs Tarn

Lake

Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Three Dubs Tarn is a lake.

Belle Isle

Islet

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belle Isle is the largest of 18 islands on Windermere, a mere in the English Lake District, and the only one ever to have been inhabited. It is 1 km in length.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowness-on-Windermere and Near and Far Sawrey.

Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.

Near and Far Sawrey

Village

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere.

Windermere

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.

The Heald

Type: Locality
Location: Claife, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.37004° or 54° 22′ 12″ north

Longitude

-2.94899° or 2° 56′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C6V93C2+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10149146234

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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