Stang How

Stang How is a locality in Buttermere, Cumberland, England. Stang How is situated nearby to the locality Wet Knotts, as well as near Bullgill Incline.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Honister Pass and Honister Slate Mine.

Honister Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: John Webber, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Honister Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located on the B5289 road, linking Seatoller, in the valley of Borrowdale, to Gatesgarth at the southern end of Buttermere.

Honister Slate Mine

Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria is a working slate mine in England. Quarrying for Westmorland green slate has been taking place in the area since the late 17th century.

Dale Head

Peak

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dale Head is a fell in the north-western sector of the Lake District, in northern England. It is 753 metres above sea level and stands immediately north of Honister Pass, the road between Borrowdale and Buttermere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seathwaite and Seatoller.

Seathwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY 4.0.

Seathwaite is a small hamlet in the Borrowdale civil parish of Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Lake District near Scafell Pike and 8 miles southwest of Keswick at the end of a minor road that heads southwest from the hamlet of Seatoller…

Seatoller

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seatoller is a hamlet in the civil parish of Borrowdale, in Cumbria, England. Part of the historic county of Cumberland, it lies on the B5289 road at the east foot of the Honister Pass and to the south of Derwent Water. Seatoller is situated 1½ miles east of Stang How.

Gatesgarth

Hamlet

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gatesgarth is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of Buttermere, on the B5289 road on its western approach to the Honister Pass. Gatesgarth is situated 1½ miles northwest of Stang How.

Stang How

Type: Locality
Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.51535° or 54° 30′ 55″ north

Longitude

-3.2066° or 3° 12′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C6RGQ8V+49

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4871717432

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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