Stubshead Wood

Stubshead Wood is a forest in Gosforth, Cumberland, England. Stubshead Wood is situated nearby to the locality Parknook, as well as near the village Gosforth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gosforth Cross and Irton Cross.

Gosforth Cross

Archaeological site

Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.

The Gosforth Cross is a tall, slender Viking High Cross, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria.

Irton Cross

Archaeological site

Photo: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Irton Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross in the graveyard of St Paul's Church, in the parish of Irton with Santon, Cumbria, England. Dating from the early 9th century, it lies chronologically between the Bewcastle Cross and the Gosforth cross and has greater affinity with the earlier Anglo-Roman style of Bewcastle.

Gosforth Hogback 2

Historic site

Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gosforth Hogback 2 is a historic site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seascale and Drigg.

Seascale

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.

Drigg

Village

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drigg is a village on the coast of the Irish Sea in the Cumberland district of the county of Cumbria, England. It borders the Lake District National Park. Next to the village is the site of the UK's low-level radioactive waste storage facility.

Holmrook

Village

Photo: P stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holmrook is a linear village in the English county of Cumbria. It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the River Irt. The B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station less than two miles to the west.

Stubshead Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Gosforth, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.4062° or 54° 24′ 22″ north

Longitude

-3.4229° or 3° 25′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C6RCH4G+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 322890742

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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