Swinket Mease
Swinket Mease is a locality in Holwick, County Durham, England. Swinket Mease is situated nearby to the locality Holwick Fell, as well as near Keld Smithy Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include High Force and Low Force.
High Force
Waterfall
Photo: StoatBringer, Public domain.
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the European Geopark. High Force is situated 1½ miles north of Swinket Mease.
Low Force
Waterfall
Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830. Low Force is situated 1½ miles northeast of Swinket Mease.
Park End Wood
Forest
Park End Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. The site occupies a low hill of Whin Sill on the southern edge of the River Tees floodplain just over 2 km upstream from the village of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Park End Wood is situated 2 miles east of Swinket Mease.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holwick and Bowlees.
Holwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holwick is a hamlet and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, the hamlet consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement.
Bowlees
Hamlet
Bowlees is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated near Newbiggin, on the other side of Teesdale from Holwick. The visitor centre in the village was formerly run by the Durham Wildlife Trust. Bowlees is situated 1½ miles northeast of Swinket Mease.
Newbiggin
Village
Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 146. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, opposite Holwick. Newbiggin is situated 2 miles northeast of Swinket Mease.
Swinket Mease
- Type: Locality
- Location: Holwick, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.62762° or 54° 37′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.1723° or 2° 10′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C6VJRHH+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 768177842OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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