Swinside
Swinside is a locality in Lorton, Cumberland, England. Swinside is situated nearby to the locality Hope Gill, as well as near Hopebeck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Whiteside and Hopegill Head.
Whiteside
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whiteside is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It stands at the western end of the Grisedale Pike- Hopegill Head ridge overlooking Crummock Water.
Hopegill Head
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hopegill Head is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is located nine kilometres west of the town of Keswick and is well seen from the B5292 road which crosses the Whinlatter Pass.
Whinlatter
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry England plantations. Whinlatter is situated 1½ miles northeast of Swinside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brackenthwaite and Thackthwaite.
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. Brackenthwaite is situated 1½ miles southwest of Swinside.
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. Thackthwaite is situated 1½ miles west of Swinside.
Lorton
Village
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lorton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is in two parts: Low Lorton and High Lorton, with the parish church of St Cuthbert standing between them. Lorton is situated 2 miles northwest of Swinside.
Swinside
- Type: Locality
- Location: Lorton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.60245° or 54° 36′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.2804° or 3° 16′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C6RJP29+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 4871789339OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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