Great Wood
Great Wood is a forest in Buttermere, Cumberland, England. Great Wood is situated nearby to the locality Long How, as well as near Low Bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buttermere and Moss Force.
Buttermere
Lake
Buttermere is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It has a length of approximately 2 kilometres and a maximum width of 0.54 kilometres, an area of 0.9 square kilometres, a maximum depth of 28.6 metres, and a surface elevation of 100.3 metres above sea level.
Moss Force
Waterfall
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moss Force is a waterfall situated within the Lake District National Park in the English county of Cumbria. It is located 10 km SW of the town of Keswick at Newlands Hause, the pass between the Newlands Valley and the Buttermere Valley.
Scale Force
Waterfall
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scale Force is considered the highest waterfall in the English Lake District. Opinions vary about how its precise height is calculated, but the total height is normally stated as 170 feet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatesgarth and Brackenthwaite.
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.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park.
Thackthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at.
Great Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.5469° or 54° 32′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.2824° or 3° 16′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C6RGPW9+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4871717936OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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