Lower Hows

Lower Hows is a locality in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Lower Hows is situated nearby to the locality Hen Tor, as well as near Red Dell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wetherlam and Swirl How.

Wetherlam

Peak

Photo: Bobble Hat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wetherlam is a mountain in the English Lake District. It is the most northerly of the Coniston Fells, the range of fells to the north-west of Coniston village; its north-east slopes descend to Little Langdale.

Swirl How

Peak

Photo: Freddyj66, Public domain.

Swirl How is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Coniston and the Duddon Valley in the southern part of the District. It rivals the Old Man of Coniston as the highest point within the traditional County Palatine of Lancashire.

Greenburn Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockley Beck and Hawkshead Hill.

Cockley Beck

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 2½ miles west of Lower Hows.

Hawkshead Hill

Hamlet

Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hawkshead Hill is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Lake District National Park. Hawkshead Hill is situated 3 miles east of Lower Hows.

Lower Hows

Type: Locality
Location: Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.39584° or 54° 23′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.09699° or 3° 5′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6R9WW3+86

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4952384088

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Red Dell Head Moss and Black Sails.

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