Cow Close

Cow Close is a locality in Winton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Cow Close is situated nearby to the locality Swinsell, as well as near Green Fell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nine Standards Rigg and Belah Viaduct.

Nine Standards Rigg

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies near the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen and approximately 770 yards outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Nine Standards Rigg is situated 2 miles south of Cow Close.

Belah Viaduct

Historic site

Photo: Geoff White, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Belah Viaduct was a railway viaduct on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, crossing the River Belah, in Cumbria, England, about 1 mile south of the village of Barras and 4 miles east north east of Kirkby Stephen. Belah Viaduct is situated 2 miles northeast of Cow Close.

Merrygill Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Tim Leete, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Merrygill Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2 miles west of Cow Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkby Stephen and Brough Sowerby.

Kirkby Stephen

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies on the A685 and is surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, about 25 miles from the nearest larger towns, Kendal and Penrith. Kirkby Stephen is situated 2½ miles west of Cow Close.

Brough Sowerby

Village

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith. Brough Sowerby is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cow Close.

Barras

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about 4 miles south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England. Barras is situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland. Barras is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cow Close.

Cow Close

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

54.47968° or 54° 28′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.29057° or 2° 17′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C6VFPH5+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10252876915

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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