Forestside
Forestside is a locality in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Forestside is situated nearby to the locality Grey Crag, as well as near Chapel Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dove Cottage and Alcock Tarn.
Dove Cottage
Museum
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Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking".
Alcock Tarn
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Alcock Tarn is a lake in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is located high in the fells on Heron Pike, roughly a mile and a half east of Grasmere.
St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere
Church
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St Oswald's Church is an active Anglican parish church in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building and is notable for associations with the poet William Wordsworth and his family, and for its annual ceremony of rushbearing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grasmere and Kelbarrow.
Grasmere
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Grasmere is a lakeside village in the Lake District National Park, best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.
Kelbarrow
Locality
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Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake.
Rydal
Village
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Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, a hotel, and St Mary's Church, on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere. Rydal is situated 1½ miles southeast of Forestside.
Forestside
Latitude
54.46202° or 54° 27′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.01277° or 3° 0′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C6RFX6P+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4992755995OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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