Black Moss

Black Moss is a locality in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England. Black Moss is situated near the locality Fairview, as well as near Middle Fell.

Places of Interest

Highlights: St John the Evangelist and St John’s Church.

St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St John the Evangelist is a church.

St John’s Church

Church

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashgill Force

Waterfall

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashgill Force is a waterfall near Alston, Cumbria, England. The fall is located on Ashgill Beck and is reasonably easily accessible from the B6277 or from Garrigill village, downstream of the fall. Ashgill Force is situated 1½ miles south of Black Moss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nenthead and Garrigill.

Nenthead

Village

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is one of England's highest villages, at around 1,437 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain.

Garrigill

Village

Photo: AndyArmstrong, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Garrigill, Cumbria is a small village in the North Pennine region of the UK, situated on the banks and close to the source of the River South Tyne. Historically part of Cumberland, today it is within the Garrigill ward of the civil parish of Alston Moor within Westmorland and Furness.

Coalcleugh

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coalcleugh is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is situated in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. In the past it was well known as a lead mining centre. Coalcleugh is situated 3 miles northeast of Black Moss.

Black Moss

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

54.78354° or 54° 47′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.37406° or 2° 22′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C6VQJMG+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6738277282

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fairview and Rockley.

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Highlights: Nunnery Hill and Greengill Hush.

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