Horse Back
Horse Back is a locality in Whicham, Cumberland, England. Horse Back is situated nearby to the locality Grey Crag, as well as near Sty Knotts.Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Combe and Swinside.
Black Combe
Peak
Photo: Silence-is-infinite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Black Combe is a fell in the south-west corner of the Lake District National Park, England, just 4 miles from the Irish Sea. It lies near the west coast of Cumbria in the district of Cumberland and more specifically, in the ancient district of Millom.
Swinside
Archaeological site
Photo: MIGORMCZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swinside, which is also known as Sunkenkirk and Swineshead, is a stone circle lying beside Swinside Fell, part of Black Combe in southern Cumbria, North West England. Swinside is situated 2 miles northeast of Horse Back.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitbeck and Silecroft.
Whitbeck
Village
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitbeck is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whicham, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It was called Whidbek in the 1500s. Whitbeck is situated 2 miles southwest of Horse Back.
Silecroft
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The village of Silecroft in Cumbria, England, is in the parish of Whicham. It is situated between the towns of Millom and Bootle, and also neighbours the towns/villages of Haverigg, Kirksanton and Whitbeck. Silecroft is situated 3 miles south of Horse Back.
Kirksanton
Village
Photo: Perry Dark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirksanton is a village on the A5093 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom, and the villages of Silecroft and Whicham. Kirksanton is situated 3½ miles south of Horse Back.
Horse Back
- Type: Locality
- Location: Whicham, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.26405° or 54° 15′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.30918° or 3° 18′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6R7M7R+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4943587571OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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