Hags Wood

Hags Wood is a forest in Blindcrake, Cumberland, England. Hags Wood is situated near the locality Williamsgate, as well as near Park Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Isel Hall and Derventio.

Isel Hall

Castle

Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Isel Hall is an ancient Cumbrian residence that sits on a steep rise on the northern banks of the River Derwent, two miles south of Bassenthwaite Lake, three miles east-north-east of Cockermouth, with views over the Lake District fells and Skiddaw.

Derventio

Archaeological site

Derventio was a Roman settlement at Papcastle on the river Derwent near Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. It was the site of a Roman fort, which was originally built in timber and rebuilt in stone.

St Michael’s Church

Church

Photo: Geoff, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael's Church is located by the side of the River Derwent in the dispersed settlement of Isel, in the civil parish of Blindcrake, Cumbria, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockermouth and Bridekirk.

Cockermouth

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cockermouth is an English market town of 8,800 people in the modern county of Cumbria, at the north western end of the Lake District. Much of the architectural core of the town remains largely unchanged since the 18th and 19th centuries.

Bridekirk

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bridekirk is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district in the county of Cumbria, England. It is around 3.2 kilometres north of the Derwent river and about the same distance from the nearest large town of Cockermouth just south of the river.

Gilcrux

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilcrux is a small village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, and historically part of Cumberland. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park.

Hags Wood

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

54.6943° or 54° 41′ 39″ north

Longitude

-3.3484° or 3° 20′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C6RMMV2+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 324471828

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Williamsgate and Park Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pinggy Wood and Marketgate Wood.

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