Peppers Wood

Peppers Wood is a forest in Kirkby Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, England. Peppers Wood is situated nearby to the locality Shooting Butts, as well as near Horse Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkby-in-Furness railway station and St John the Evangelist’s Church, Osmotherley.

Kirkby-in-Furness railway station

Railway station

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Kirkby-in-Furness is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 9+1⁄4 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria.

St John the Evangelist’s Church, Osmotherley

Church

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St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Osmotherley, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

Kirkby Slate Quarries

Quarry

Kirkby Slate Quarries, formally known as Burlington Slate Quarries, are located near Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. The quarries have produced a characteristic blue-grey slate for over 450 years, with large-scale production starting in the early 19th…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulverston and Kirkby-in-Furness.

Ulverston

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Ulverston is a small market town in Cumbria, United Kingdom. With a population of 13,000, Ulverston isn't a huge tourist attraction for the area, although its proximity to the Lake District makes it a quaint stop-over for visitors planning to explore more of Cumbria.

Kirkby-in-Furness

Village

Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkby-in-Furness, generally referred to simply as Kirkby locally, is a village that is the major part of the parish of Kirkby Ireleth in the Furness district of Cumbria, England.