Applethwaite Gill Lead Mine

Applethwaite Gill Lead Mine is a mine in Underskiddaw, Cumberland, England. Applethwaite Gill Lead Mine is situated near the peak Skiddaw Little Man, as well as near Lonscale Fell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Skiddaw Little Man and Underskiddaw Parish Room.

Skiddaw Little Man

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skiddaw Little Man, also called Little Man, is a fell in the English Lake District; it is situated four kilometres north of the town of Keswick and reaches a height of 865 metres.

Underskiddaw Parish Room

Church

Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Underskiddaw Parish Room is a church, which is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Applethwaite Gill Lead Mine.

Lonscale Fell

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lonscale Fell is a hill in the English Lake District. Its pointed second top is instantly recognisable, standing at the eastern end of the Skiddaw massif.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Applethwaite and Great Crosthwaite.

Applethwaite

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Applethwaite is a village in the foothills of Skiddaw near Keswick in the English Lake District. It is in the county of Cumbria, and forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw, which has a population of 282.

Great Crosthwaite

Suburb

Great Crosthwaite is a suburb of Keswick in the Lake District, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.

Keswick

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Keswick is the northern tourist hub of the Lake District National Park and is a favourite base for serious walkers and climbers, artists and photographers, and anyone who enjoys mountain and lake scenery.

Applethwaite Gill Lead Mine

Type: Mine
Category: industry
Location: Underskiddaw, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.62831° or 54° 37′ 42″ north

Longitude

-3.13163° or 3° 7′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C6RJVH9+88

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4860119445

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mine

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ormathwaite Hall and Village Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Mill Race Cottage and Applethwaite Farm.

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