Swainson
Swainson is a locality in Staveley-in-Cartmel, Westmorland and Furness, England. Swainson is situated nearby to the locality Raven Scar, as well as near the village Staveley-in-Cartmel.Places of Interest
Highlights include Simpson Ground Reservoir and Fell Foot Park.
Simpson Ground Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simpson Ground Reservoir is a reservoir in Cumbria, England, near the southeastern end of Windermere. It is located within a Forestry Commission conifer plantation, to the east of Staveley-in-Cartmel and provides fresh water supply for Grange-Over-Sands and the Haweswater aqueduct to Barrow.
Fell Foot Park
Park
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fell Foot Park is a country park situated at the southern end of Windermere in Cumbria, the largest lake in England. It is north of Newby Bridge in the civil parish of Staveley-in-Cartmel, in Westmorland and Furness.
Lakes Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lakes Aquarium is an aquarium in the village of Lakeside on the southern shore of Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is one of the docking points of Windermere Lake Cruises and also at one end of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakeside and Newby Bridge.
Lakeside
Hamlet
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lakeside is a village in Newby Bridge at the south end of Windermere, England. Now in the county of Cumbria, before county reorganisation of 1974 it was in Lancashire, as part of the region known as Furness.
Newby Bridge
Hamlet
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Newby Bridge is a hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere.
Finsthwaite
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finsthwaite is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located near the Furness Fells and Windermere.
Swainson
Latitude
54.27051° or 54° 16′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.94195° or 2° 56′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6V73C5+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 14098669828OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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