Thwaite

Thwaite is a locality in Kirkby Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, England. Thwaite is situated nearby to the locality Woodland, as well as near Long Rigg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blawith Knott and Burney Tarn.

Blawith Knott

Peak

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Blawith Knott is a hill in the south of the English Lake District, near Woodland, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Burney Tarn

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Burney Tarn is situated 1½ miles south of Thwaite.

Holy Innocents Church, Broughton Mills

Church

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Holy Innocents Church, Broughton Mills is situated 2½ miles northwest of Thwaite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodland and Broughton Mills.

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.

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 2½ miles northwest of Thwaite.