Birk Haw
Birk Haw is a locality in Torver, Westmorland and Furness, England. Birk Haw is situated nearby to the locality Greaves Ground, as well as near Mere Moss.Places of Interest
Highlights include Peel Island and St Luke’s Church, Torver.
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 1½ miles east of Birk Haw.
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. St Luke’s Church, Torver is situated 1½ miles northeast of Birk Haw.
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 2 miles southeast of Birk Haw.
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 2½ miles southwest of Birk Haw.
Broughton Mills
Hamlet
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Broughton Mills is a village in Cumbria, England, located 2 miles from the larger town of Broughton-in-Furness. The village consists of about 40 households, a phonebox, church and a pub called the Blacksmiths Arms. Broughton Mills is situated 3 miles west of Birk Haw.
Birk Haw
Latitude
54.3207° or 54° 19′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.12551° or 3° 7′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C6R8VCF+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 5069038860OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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