Bits

Bits is a locality in Orton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Bits is situated near the locality Lad Crag, as well as near Borrowdale Edge.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Whinfell Beacon and Old School.

Whinfell Beacon

Peak

Photo: T Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whinfell Beacon is a hill of 472 metres in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, to the east of the Lake District. It is in the far east of the Lake District National Park since the national park's expansion in 2019. Whinfell Beacon is situated 2½ miles south of Bits.

Old School

Building

Photo: flipflopnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old School is a building, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bits.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roundthwaite and Tebay.

Roundthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roundthwaite is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is located about a mile south west of Tebay, is part of the Tebay parish, and the majority of its land is used for farming. Roundthwaite is situated 2 miles east of Bits.

Tebay

Village

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic borders of Westmorland. It lies in the upper Lune Valley, at the head of the Lune Gorge. Tebay is situated 2½ miles east of Bits.

Old Tebay

Hamlet

Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic borders of Westmorland. It lies in the upper Lune Valley, at the head of the Lune Gorge. Old Tebay is situated 2½ miles east of Bits.

Bits

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

54.42949° or 54° 25′ 46″ north

Longitude

-2.65569° or 2° 39′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C6VC8HV+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9415768404

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lad Crag and Borrowdale Edge.

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Highlights: Whinash and Corkham Wood.

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