Gillsrow
Gillsrow is a locality in Mungrisdale, Westmorland and Furness, England. Gillsrow is situated nearby to the locality Hutton Moor End, as well as near The Garth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Mell Fell and Mosedale Viaduct.
Great Mell Fell
Peak
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Mell Fell is an isolated hill or fell in the English Lake District, north of Ullswater and adjacent to the Eastern Fells. It rises from a level plain to a height of 537 m. Great Mell Fell is situated 1½ miles southeast of Gillsrow.
Mosedale Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mosedale Viaduct carried the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway over Mosedale Beck until its closure in 1972. Building work on the viaduct began in 1862, and the first test train crossed it in 1864.
Souther Fell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Souther Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands to the south of Mungrisdale village in the Northern Fells. It is most famous for the appearance of a "spectral army", said to have been seen marching along its crest on Midsummer's Day, 1745. Souther Fell is situated 2 miles northwest of Gillsrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hutton Moor End and Troutbeck.
Hutton Moor End
Locality
Hutton Moor End is a hamlet on the Hutton Moor Road in the north east of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It lies within the civil parish of Mungrisdale and is known locally as 'Moor End' as it is at the end of the Hutton Moor on an old route-way between Penrith to Keswick.
Troutbeck
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troutbeck is a hamlet within Cumbria, England, a few miles to the west of Penrith. It was previously in the county of Cumberland. It lies within the Lake District, the civil parish of Hutton, and the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness Great Mell Fell is situated immediately to the east of Troutbeck.
Mungrisdale
Village
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mungrisdale is a small village and civil parish in the north east of the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is also the name of the valley in which the village sits. Mungrisdale is situated 2½ miles north of Gillsrow.
Gillsrow
Latitude
54.6306° or 54° 37′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.97346° or 2° 58′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C6VJ2JG+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4994423819OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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