Forest Side
Forest Side is a locality in Lunedale, County Durham, England. Forest Side is situated nearby to the locality Hurth Head, as well as near Lair in Hills.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crosshill Stone and Close House Mine.
Crosshill Stone
Wayside cross
Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshill Stone is a wayside cross.
Close House Mine
Mine
Close House Mine is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It is a disused opencast mine located in Arngill Beck on the north-east flank of Close House Crags, in the Lunedale Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grassholme and Harter Fell.
Grassholme
Locality
Grassholme is a village in County Durham, England. For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Grassholme is situated 3½ miles east of Forest Side.
Harter Fell
Locality
Harter Fell is an area of upland heath in west County Durham, England. It lies on the watershed between the River Tees to the north-east and the River Lune to the south and reaches a maximum height of 481 metres above sea level about 1-kilometre north of the hamlet of Thringarth. Harter Fell is situated 3½ miles northeast of Forest Side.
Thringarth
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thringarth is a hamlet in Lunedale, in the Pennines of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Thringarth is situated 4 miles east of Forest Side.
Forest Side
- Type: Locality
- Location: Lunedale, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.58972° or 54° 35′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.20377° or 2° 12′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C6VHQQW+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 426807478OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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