Birks
Birks is a farm in Sedbergh, Westmorland and Furness, England. Birks is situated nearby to the peak Rhume Hill, as well as near the church Saint Mark, Cautley.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cautley Spout and Baugh Fell.
Cautley Spout
Waterfall
Photo: Darren Copley, CC BY 2.0.
Cautley Spout is England's highest waterfall above ground. The broken cascade of falls tumbles a total of 650 feet down a cliff face at the head of a wild and bleak glacial valley that comes down from a high plateau called The Calf. Cautley Spout is situated 2 miles northwest of Birks.
Baugh Fell
Fell
Photo: Ray Woodcraft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baugh Fell is a large, flat-topped hill in the northern Pennines of England. It lies in the north-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, immediately to the east of the Howgill Fells and to the north of Whernside, the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Baugh Fell is situated 2 miles east of Birks.
Calders
Peak
Calders is a summit of 2,211 feet in the Howgill Fells, Cumbria, England. It lies about 2⁄3 mile south-east of the summit of The Calf and is classified as a Hewitt. Calders is situated 1½ miles northwest of Birks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millthrop and Ingmire Hall.
Millthrop
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Millthrop is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, Northern England and the Yorkshire Dales. Millthrop lies on the south bank of the River Rawthey close to the town of Sedbergh. Millthrop is situated 3 miles southwest of Birks.
Ingmire Hall
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ingmire Hall is a grade II listed 16th-century country house some 2 miles west of Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. It dates mainly from the 16th century and includes a pele tower. Ingmire Hall is situated 4 miles southwest of Birks.
Firbank
Hamlet
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Firbank is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It has a population of 97. As Firbank had a population of less than 100 at the 2011 Census, details are included in the parish of Killington. Firbank is situated 4½ miles west of Birks.
Birks
- Type: Farm
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Sedbergh, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.34647° or 54° 20′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.47179° or 2° 28′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6V8GWH+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1479208214OpenStreetMap feature
place=farm
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