Slew Tarn
Slew Tarn is a lake in Skelwith, Westmorland and Furness, England. Slew Tarn is situated nearby to the forest Old Close Coppice, as well as near the motorhome stopover Skelwith Fold Caravan Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church, Brathay and Ambleside Roman Fort.
Holy Trinity Church, Brathay
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is in Bog Lane in the village of Brathay, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Holy Trinity Church, Brathay is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Slew Tarn.
Ambleside Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as those of either Galava or Clanoventa, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary. Ambleside Roman Fort is situated 1 mile east of Slew Tarn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brathay and Clappersgate.
Brathay
Hamlet
Photo: Steph Aitchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brathay is a hamlet in Skelwith parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the hamlet lies close to Clappersgate on the south bank of the River Brathay, and is about 0.9 miles south west of Ambleside.
Clappersgate
Hamlet
Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clappersgate is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in the county of Cumbria, England. Clappersgate is located on the B5286 road and on the River Brathay.
Skelwith Bridge
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelwith Bridge is a small village in the southern area of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. Historically, Skelwith Bridge is part of Westmorland, lying on the ancient boundary with Lancashire.
Slew Tarn
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Category: lake
- Location: Skelwith, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.41879° or 54° 25′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.99382° or 2° 59′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C6VC294+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 239944214OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q20756491
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Slew Tarn” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره سليو تارن”
- German: “Slew Tarn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Close Coppice and Skelwith Fold Caravan Park.
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