Cathow

Cathow is a locality in Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, England. Cathow is situated nearby to the locality Croftbrow, as well as near Thwaite Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Meadley Reservoir and Flat Fell.

Meadley Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flat Fell is a hill located on the edge of the English Lake District, standing at 272m. It is included in Alfred Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland book, sharing a chapter with Dent. Wainwright's clockwise route to the two summits starts at Wath Brow.

Dent

Peak

Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dent is a small fell on the fringe of the English Lake District near the towns of Cleator Moor and Egremont. Sometimes known as Long Barrow, it is traditionally the first fell encountered by hikers following Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ennerdale Bridge and Cleator Moor.

Ennerdale Bridge

Village

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ennerdale Bridge is a hamlet in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Ennerdale and Kinniside. It had a total population taken at the 2011 census of 220. Ennerdale Bridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cathow.

Cleator Moor

Town

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cleator Moor is a town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The parish was historically called Cleator. During the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, the new settlement of Cleator Moor was built on the moorland to the north of Cleator village, based around mining and the iron industry. Cleator Moor is situated 1½ miles west of Cathow.

Frizington

Village

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Frizington is a village in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies to the north-west of the Lake District National Park. Historically, it was a collection of farms and houses, but became a unified village as a result of the mining opportunities in the area. Frizington is situated 2 miles northwest of Cathow.

Cathow

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

54.51594° or 54° 30′ 57″ north

Longitude

-3.47542° or 3° 28′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C6RGG8F+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4897620238

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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