Shellwell

Shellwell is a locality in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England. Shellwell is situated nearby to the locality Calvertfold, as well as near Cocklake.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burnhope Seat and Ashgill Force.

Burnhope Seat

Peak

Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burnhope Seat is a high moorland fell in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in northern England. It lies between the heads of the Rivers Tees, South Tyne and Wear. Burnhope Seat is situated 2 miles east of Shellwell.

Ashgill Force

Waterfall

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashgill Force is a waterfall near Alston, Cumbria, England. The fall is located on Ashgill Beck and is reasonably easily accessible from the B6277 or from Garrigill village, downstream of the fall. Ashgill Force is situated 2½ miles north of Shellwell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garrigill and Harwood.

Garrigill

Village

Photo: AndyArmstrong, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Garrigill, Cumbria is a small village in the North Pennine region of the UK, situated on the banks and close to the source of the River South Tyne. Historically part of Cumberland, today it is within the Garrigill ward of the civil parish of Alston Moor within Westmorland and Furness. Garrigill is situated 3 miles north of Shellwell.

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. Harwood is situated 4½ miles southeast of Shellwell.

Nenthead

Village

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is one of England's highest villages, at around 1,437 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain. Nenthead is situated 5 miles north of Shellwell.

Shellwell

Type: Locality
Location: Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.72356° or 54° 43′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.38184° or 2° 22′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C6VPJF9+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 433640656

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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