Smithy Holm
Smithy Holm is a locality in Lunedale, County Durham, England. Smithy Holm is situated nearby to the locality Rake Hill, as well as near Wemmergill Pasture.Places of Interest
Highlights include Balderhead Reservoir and Crosshill Stone.
Balderhead Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balderhead Reservoir is a reservoir in Baldersdale, County Durham, England. It is one of a chain of three reservoirs on the River Balder, a tributary of the River Tees, which it joins at Cotherstone, about 5 miles to the east. Balderhead Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of Smithy Holm.
Crosshill Stone
Wayside cross
Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshill Stone is a wayside cross, which is situated 2 miles west of Smithy Holm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grassholme and Thringarth.
Grassholme
Locality
Grassholme is a village in County Durham, England. For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Grassholme is situated 1½ miles east of Smithy Holm.
Thringarth
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thringarth is a hamlet in Lunedale, in the Pennines of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Thringarth is situated 2½ miles northeast of Smithy Holm.
Harter Fell
Locality
Harter Fell is an area of upland heath in west County Durham, England. It lies on the watershed between the River Tees to the north-east and the River Lune to the south and reaches a maximum height of 481 metres above sea level about 1-kilometre north of the hamlet of Thringarth. Harter Fell is situated 2½ miles northeast of Smithy Holm.
Smithy Holm
- Type: Locality
- Location: Lunedale, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.58478° or 54° 35′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.15854° or 2° 9′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6VHRMR+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5230591455OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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