Fence Wood

Fence Wood is a forest in Wasdale, Cumberland, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Fence Wood is situated nearby to the locality Eskdale Fell, as well as near Green How.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scafell Pike and Scafell.

Scafell Pike

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Thorneh, Public domain.

Scafell Pike is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has an elevation of 978 metres above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England.

Scafell is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has a height of 964 metres, making it the second-highest mountain in England after its neighbour, Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by Mickledore col.

Yewbarrow

Peak

Yewbarrow is a fell, in the English Lake District, which lies immediately north of the head of Wast Water. It is 628 metres high and in shape resembles the upturned hull of a boat or a barrow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasdale Head and Boot.

Wasdale Head

Hamlet

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and biggest liar in England.

Boot

Village

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.

Nether Wasdale

Village

Photo: Peter Eckersley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nether Wasdale is a village in Cumbria, England, located in the valley and civil parish of Wasdale, near the River Irt and just over a mile to the west of the Wastwater lake.

Fence Wood

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Forest
Location: Wasdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.4477° or 54° 26′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.2636° or 3° 15′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6RCPXP+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 303702950

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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