Town Head

Town Head is a locality in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Town Head is situated nearby to the locality Helmside, as well as near Fairy Glen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helm Crag and Gibson Knott.

Helm Crag

Peak

Photo: Harthacanute, Public domain.

Helm Crag is a fell in the English Lake District situated in the Central Fells to the north of Grasmere. Despite its low height it sits prominently at the end of a ridge, easily seen from the village.

Gibson Knott

Peak

Gibson Knott is a fell in the English Lake District, an intermediate height on the ridge between Greenburn and Far Easedale in the Central Fells.

Steel Fell

Peak

Photo: Shanesykes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Steel Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, lying between Thirlmere and Grasmere. It is triangular in plan, the ridges running north, west and south east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grasmere and Kelbarrow.

Grasmere

Photo: alancleaver, CC BY 2.0.

Grasmere is a lakeside village in the Lake District National Park, best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.

Kelbarrow

Locality

Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake. Kelbarrow is situated 1½ miles south of Town Head.

Chapel Stile

Village

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chapel Stile is a village in Cumbria, England, located approximately 5 miles northwest of Ambleside, within the Langdale valley. It contains a school, Holy Trinity church, the Co-op and the Wainwrights' Inn, and a quarry is located in the vicinity. Chapel Stile is situated 3 miles south of Town Head.

Town Head

Type: Locality
Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.48008° or 54° 28′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.03155° or 3° 1′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C6RFXJ9+29

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5899639916

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Highlights include Town Head Farmhouse and Low Broadrayn Farmhouse And Attached Building To North.

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