Whinny Bank

Places of Interest

Hazelhurst Fell

Peak

Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hazelhurst Fell is a peak.

Fair Snape Fell

Peak

Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fair Snape Fell is one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. It reaches 521.9 m with a prominence of 226.2 m and is classed as a Marilyn.

Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield

Archaeological site

Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Oakenclough

Hamlet

Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oakenclough is an English hamlet located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. Oakenclough is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the water power available from the swiftly flowing River Calder. Oakenclough is situated 2½ miles west of Whinny Bank.

Calder Vale

Hamlet

Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calder Vale is an English village, located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. It lies on the River Calder in a deep valley with only a single cul-de-sac providing vehicular access. Calder Vale is situated 3½ miles southwest of Whinny Bank.

Abbeystead

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland, so-called Lord of the Fells. Abbeystead is situated 4 miles north of Whinny Bank.

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