Wythop Silica Mine

Wythop Silica Mine is a mine in Wythop, Cumberland, England. Wythop Silica Mine is situated nearby to the forest King’s Wood, as well as near the peak Ladies Table.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Broom Fell and Lord’s Seat.

Broom Fell

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Broom Fell is a hill with the status of a Wainwright in the English Lake District. It lies on a ridge connecting Lord's Seat and Graystones. Alfred Wainwright provided its status as a separate fell in his influential guidebook series, the Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.

Lord’s Seat

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lord's Seat is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the highest of the group of hills north of Whinlatter Pass in the North Western Fells. The slopes of Lord's Seat are extensively forested.

Barf

Peak

Barf is a fell in the north-western Lake District in Cumbria, UK. It stands on the south-western shore of Bassenthwaite Lake. Barf is well known for a whitewashed pillar of rock on the lower slopes, the so-called "Bishop's Rock" or "Bishop of Barf".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Routenbeck and Little Crosthwaite.

Routenbeck

Locality

Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Routenbeck is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located at the northern foot of Sale Fell, near the north-west edge of Bassenthwaite Lake. Routenbeck is just over 2 miles south-west of the village of Bassenthwaite and 5 miles east of the town of Cockermouth.

Little Crosthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Crosthwaite is a hamlet in the Cumberland district in the English county of Cumbria. It forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw. Little Crosthwaite is located on the A591 road on the eastern shore of the Bassenthwaite Lake between Keswick and Bassenthwaite. Little Crosthwaite is situated 2 miles east of Wythop Silica Mine.

Thornthwaite

Village

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is just off the A66 road, south of Bassenthwaite Lake and within the Lake District National Park. Thornthwaite is situated 2 miles southeast of Wythop Silica Mine.

Wythop Silica Mine

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Wythop, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.64149° or 54° 38′ 29″ north

Longitude

-3.23259° or 3° 13′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C6RJQR8+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5723720807

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include King’s Wood and Ladies Table.

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