Sheepcote Hills

Sheepcote Hills is a locality in Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, England. Sheepcote Hills is situated nearby to the locality Fellside Fell, as well as near the hamlet Abbeystead.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hawthornthwaite Fell and Christ Church.

Hawthornthwaite Fell

Peak

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Hawthornthwaite Fell is one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in the north west of England. Hawthornthwaite Fell marks the extreme western limit of the West Riding of the historic county of York.

Christ Church

Church

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Christ Church, Over Wyresdale, stands in an isolated position to the west of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Abbeystead House

Building

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Abbeystead House is a large country house to the east of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England, some 12 km south-east of Lancaster. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbeystead and Oakenclough.

Abbeystead

Hamlet

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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.

Oakenclough

Hamlet

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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 3½ miles southwest of Sheepcote Hills.

Calder Vale

Hamlet

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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 4½ miles southwest of Sheepcote Hills.

Sheepcote Hills

Type: Locality
Location: Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.96674° or 53° 58′ 0″ north

Longitude

-2.66398° or 2° 39′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C5VX88P+MC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8437850139

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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