Low Force
Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830.- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in County Durham, England, UK
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Force and Park End Wood.
High Force
Waterfall
Photo: StoatBringer, Public domain.
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the European Geopark.
Park End Wood
Forest
Park End Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. The site occupies a low hill of Whin Sill on the southern edge of the River Tees floodplain just over 2 km upstream from the village of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Park End Wood is situated 1½ miles southeast of Low Force.
Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles east of Low Force.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowlees and Holwick.
Bowlees
Hamlet
Bowlees is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated near Newbiggin, on the other side of Teesdale from Holwick. The visitor centre in the village was formerly run by the Durham Wildlife Trust.
Holwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holwick is a hamlet and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, the hamlet consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement.
Newbiggin
Village
Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 146. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, opposite Holwick.
Low Force
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Newbiggin, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.64627° or 54° 38′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.15112° or 2° 9′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C6VJRWX+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 29731252OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1674405
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In Other Languages
From German to Irish—“Low Force” goes by many names.
- German: “Low Force”
- Irish: “Low Force”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge and How Gill House.
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