West Common

West Common is a locality in Forest and Frith, County Durham, England. West Common is situated nearby to the locality Pikestone Hurth, as well as near Sour Mere Rigg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cauldron Snout.

Cauldron Snout

Waterfall

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Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir. It is well upstream of the High Force waterfall, and is on the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria, England. Cauldron Snout is situated 2 miles south of West Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harwood and Langdon Beck.

Harwood

Hamlet

Harwood is a small valley and village near the head of Teesdale. Harwood Beck is a tributary of the River Tees in County Durham which forms a short valley, and the village is made of the scattered houses and farms which run the length of the valley.

Langdon Beck

Hamlet

Langdon Beck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Forest and Frith, in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, between Forest-in-Teesdale and Harwood, halfway between Penrith and Durham. Langdon Beck is situated 3 miles east of West Common.

Forest-in-Teesdale

Hamlet

Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Langdon Beck, and is in the civil parish of Forest and Frith. Forest-in-Teesdale is situated 4 miles east of West Common.

West Common

Type: Locality
Location: Forest and Frith, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.68126° or 54° 40′ 53″ north

Longitude

-2.29848° or 2° 17′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C6VMPJ2+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2933413832

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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