Green Rigg

Green Rigg is a locality in Torver, Westmorland and Furness, England. Green Rigg is situated nearby to the locality Whins, as well as near Bank end.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Luke’s Church, Torver and Peel Island.

St Luke’s Church, Torver

Church

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St Luke's Church is in the village of Torver, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

Peel Island

Island

Peel Island is one of the three islands of Coniston Water in the English Lake District, Cumbria. The two others are Fir Island and Oak Island. It is most famous for being one of the inspirations for Arthur Ransome's Wild Cat Island. Peel Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Green Rigg.

Kelly Hall Tarn

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Kelly Hall Tarn is a pool in Cumbria, England, to the west of Coniston Water. It is located about one km south-south-east of the village of Torver, on Torver Back Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nibthwaite and Woodland.

Nibthwaite

Village

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Nibthwaite is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria in the northwest of England. It is in the civil parish of Colton, and on the east side of Coniston Water. Nibthwaite is situated 2½ miles southeast of Green Rigg.

Woodland

Locality

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Woodland is a dispersed hamlet within the civil parish of Kirkby Ireleth in the Furness region of Cumbria, England, and is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, west of Coniston Water, between Torver and Broughton-in-Furness. Woodland is situated 3 miles southwest of Green Rigg.