Rigg Wood
Rigg Wood is a forest in Claife, Westmorland and Furness, England. Rigg Wood is situated nearby to the locality Nab, as well as near Town End.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hill Top and Esthwaite Water.
Hill Top
Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof.
Esthwaite Water
Lake
Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water in the Furness area.
Hawkshead Grammar School
Museum
Photo: FFNick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys, the incumbent Archbishop of York, whose family came from the Hawkshead area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkshead and Bowness-on-Windermere.
Hawkshead
Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawkshead is a picturesque village in Lake District National Park. It is the smallest true town in Britain.
Bowness-on-Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.
Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.
Rigg Wood
Latitude
54.369° or 54° 22′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.9811° or 2° 58′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C6V9299+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 223311473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nab and Town End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wray Mires Intake and Wray Mires Wood.
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