How Wood

How Wood is a forest in , , . How Wood is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Galava Roman Fort and Armitt Library.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as those of either Galava or Clanoventa, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary.

Museum
The Armitt Museum, also known as the Armitt Museum and Library, is an independent museum and library, founded in in by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1909. It is a registered charity under English law.

Garden
Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a woodland garden situated south of , in , , and in the ownership of the National Trust. The garden is noted for its shrubs, including rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ambleside and Grasmere.

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in . It is located at the head of Windermere, England’s largest lake, within the .

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is a lakeside village in the , best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.

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is a picturesque village in . It is the smallest true town in Britain.

How Wood

Latitude
54.4223° or 54° 25′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.9816° or 2° 58′ 54″ west
Open location code
9C6VC2C9+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5318059398
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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