Warton Crag nature reserve

Warton Crag nature reserve is a parking area in Warton, Lancaster, England. Warton Crag nature reserve is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Warton Crag Rocking stones, as well as near Warton Upper Crag.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Warton Crag and St Oswald’s Church.

Warton Crag

Scenic viewpoint

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Warton Crag is a limestone hill in north west Lancashire, England. It lies to the north west of Warton village, in City of Lancaster district. At 163 metres it is the highest point in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is listed as a "HuMP" or "Hundred Metre Prominence", having a "drop" or "prominence" of 126 metres with its parent being Hutton Roof Crags. Warton Crag is situated 1,300 feet north of Warton Crag nature reserve.

St Oswald’s Church

Church

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St Oswald's Church is in the village of Warton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. St Oswald’s Church is situated 2,200 feet east of Warton Crag nature reserve.

Old Rectory

Ruins

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Rectory is a ruin of a former rectory in the village of Warton, near Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Owned by the Yearron/Bell family and under the protection of English Heritage, it has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building. Old Rectory is situated 2,500 feet east of Warton Crag nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carnforth and Borwick.

Carnforth

Photo: Jay Son, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carnforth is a small market town in Lancashire in Northwest England. It's best known for its railway station, location for the 1945 David Lean film Brief Encounter, with the station clock ticking relentlessly to trammel the characters' lives.

Borwick

Village

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Borwick is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, about 8 miles north of Lancaster, on the Lancaster Canal. Borwick is situated 2 miles east of Warton Crag nature reserve.