Lower Swainshead
Lower Swainshead is a farm in Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, England. Lower Swainshead is situated nearby to the forest Mark Holme Wood, as well as near Long Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church and St Mark’s Church.
Christ Church
Church
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Christ Church, Over Wyresdale, stands in an isolated position to the west of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Christ Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Lower Swainshead.
St Mark’s Church
Church
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St Mark's Church is in the village of Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. St Mark’s Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Lower Swainshead.
Abbeystead House
Building
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Abbeystead House is a large country house to the east of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England, some 12 km south-east of Lancaster. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Abbeystead House is situated 2 miles east of Lower Swainshead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbeystead and Galgate.
Abbeystead
Hamlet
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Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland, so-called Lord of the Fells.
Galgate
Village
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Galgate is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire. Galgate is situated 3½ miles west of Lower Swainshead.
Ellel
Village
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Ellel is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It had a population of 4,644 in 2021, 4,895 in 2011, up from 2,521 in 2001 The parish includes the villages of Bay Horse, Galgate and Hampson Green, and part of Dolphinholme. Ellel is situated 3½ miles northwest of Lower Swainshead.
Lower Swainshead
- Type: Farm
- Postal code: LA2 9DN
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.97698° or 53° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.70447° or 2° 42′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C5VX7GW+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 274100626OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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