Field Head

Field Head is a locality in Shap Rural, Westmorland and Furness, England. Field Head is situated nearby to the locality Bowderthwaite, as well as near Riggindale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Branstree and Harter Fell.

Branstree

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Branstree is a fell in the Far Eastern part of the English Lake District. It overlooks the valley of Mardale and Haweswater Reservoir.

Harter Fell is a fell in the far eastern part of the English Lake District. The summit at lies the meeting point of three ridges, and Harter Fell forms the head of three valleys: Mardale, Longsleddale and the valley of the River Kent. Harter Fell is situated 1½ miles southwest of Field Head.

Selside Pike

Peak

Selside Pike or Selside is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between the valleys of Mardale and Swindale in the Far Eastern Fells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mardale and Sadgill.

Mardale

Locality

Mardale is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England. The valley used to have a hamlet at its head, called Mardale Green, but this village was submerged in the late 1930s when the water level of the valley's lake, Haweswater, was raised to form Haweswater Reservoir by Manchester Corporation.

Sadgill

Village

Photo: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sadgill is a hamlet in Longsleddale, Cumbria, England. It is a divided settlement, also containing Low Sadgill. Sadgill is situated 4 miles south of Field Head.

Hartsop

Hamlet

Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hartsop is a small village in the English Lake District. It lies in the Patterdale valley, near Brothers Water, Hayeswater and Kirkstone Pass. It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours. Hartsop is situated 4 miles west of Field Head.

Field Head

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

54.49761° or 54° 29′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.81842° or 2° 49′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C6VF5XJ+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13147153157

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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