Colby

Colby is a locality in Bampton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Colby is situated nearby to the locality Mile Crags, as well as near Wallow Crag.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure and Littlewater Tarn.

Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure

Archaeological site

Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure is an archaeological site.

Wether Hill

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wether Hill is a fell in the English Lake District, between Martindale and Haweswater. It lies on the main north-south ridge of the Far Eastern Fells between Loadpot Hill and High Raise. Wether Hill is situated 2½ miles west of Colby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bampton and Bampton Grange.

Bampton

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bampton is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria, England, on the edge of the Lake District National Park. Bampton is situated 2 miles northeast of Colby.

Bampton Grange

Village

Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bampton Grange is a village in Cumbria, England. The Haweswater Beck flows eastward, just north of Firth Woods, and then turns north to join the River Lowther between Bampton and Bampton Grange. Bampton Grange is situated 2 miles northeast of Colby.