Horse Head
Horse Head is a locality in Kirkby Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, England. Horse Head is situated nearby to the locality Shooting Butts, as well as near the hamlet Friars‘ Ground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkby Slate Quarries and Kirkby-in-Furness railway station.
Kirkby Slate Quarries
Quarry
Kirkby Slate Quarries, formally known as Burlington Slate Quarries, are located near Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. The quarries have produced a characteristic blue-grey slate for over 450 years, with large-scale production starting in the early 19th…
Kirkby-in-Furness railway station
Railway station
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby-in-Furness is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 9+1⁄4 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria. Kirkby-in-Furness railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Horse Head.
St John the Evangelist’s Church, Osmotherley
Church
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Osmotherley, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St John the Evangelist’s Church, Osmotherley is situated 1½ miles east of Horse Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkby-in-Furness and Beanthwaite.
Kirkby-in-Furness
Village
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby-in-Furness, generally referred to simply as Kirkby locally, is a village that is the major part of the parish of Kirkby Ireleth in the Furness district of Cumbria, England.
Beanthwaite
Hamlet
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Beanthwaite is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. Beanthwaite is situated 1½ miles north of Horse Head.
Gawthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gawthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England. It is located along the A5092 road, 4.8 miles north of Ulverston. It is on the Gawthwaite Beck stream, on the edge of Lake District National Park. Gawthwaite is situated 2 miles northeast of Horse Head.
Horse Head
Latitude
54.23069° or 54° 13′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.14936° or 3° 8′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C6R6VJ2+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 7761857557OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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