Blake Rigg

Blake Rigg is a locality in Sedbergh, Westmorland and Furness, England. Blake Rigg is situated nearby to the locality High Pasture, as well as near Low Penny Farm Rigg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baugh Fell and Cautley Spout.

Baugh Fell

Fell

Photo: Ray Woodcraft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baugh Fell is a large, flat-topped hill in the northern Pennines of England. It lies in the north-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, immediately to the east of the Howgill Fells and to the north of Whernside, the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Baugh Fell is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blake Rigg.

Cautley Spout

Waterfall

Photo: Darren Copley, CC BY 2.0.

Cautley Spout is England's highest waterfall above ground. The broken cascade of falls tumbles a total of 650 feet down a cliff face at the head of a wild and bleak glacial valley that comes down from a high plateau called The Calf. Cautley Spout is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blake Rigg.

Uldale Force

Waterfall

Photo: Paul Gregory, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Uldale Force is a waterfall, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Blake Rigg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Millthrop and Gawthrop.

Millthrop

Hamlet

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Millthrop is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, Northern England and the Yorkshire Dales. Millthrop lies on the south bank of the River Rawthey close to the town of Sedbergh. Millthrop is situated 3 miles southwest of Blake Rigg.

Gawthrop

Village

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gawthrop is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dent, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Gawthrop is situated 4½ miles south of Blake Rigg.

Ingmire Hall

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ingmire Hall is a grade II listed 16th-century country house some 2 miles west of Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. It dates mainly from the 16th century and includes a pele tower. Ingmire Hall is situated 4½ miles west of Blake Rigg.

Blake Rigg

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

54.34321° or 54° 20′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.45727° or 2° 27′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C6V8GVV+73

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9805700642

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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