St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale

St Olaf's Church in , , is 's smallest parish church. The earliest record of a church on this site is from 1550, though it is likely that there was an earlier church on this site.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: grade II listed church in Wasdale Head, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Church of St Olaf”, “Church of St Olaf, Wasdale”, “St Olaf”, and “St. Olaf’s Church, Wasdale Head”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ritson’s Force and Yewbarrow.

Waterfall
Photo: Steve Bayley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ritson's Force is a set of waterfalls in the valley of Mosedale, in the . It is also the river that leads past the Inn and the Great Gable Brewing Company. is situated 2,200 feet northwest of St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale.

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

Peak
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is a fell in the Western part of the English Lake District. It is situated between and on the long ring of fells surrounding the valley of , and also stands over to the south.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasdale Head and Seathwaite.

Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in , England. claims to be home of the highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and biggest liar in England.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Cumberland, , England. It is in the near and 8 miles southwest of at the end of a minor road that heads southwest from the hamlet of … is situated 3½ miles northeast of St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale.

Hamlet
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement in of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of , on the B5289 road on its western approach to the . is situated 4 miles north of St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale.

St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale

Latitude
54.4671° or 54° 28′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.25356° or 3° 15′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C6RFP8W+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 331369961
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q2160000
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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Russian—“St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St Olaf’s Church i Wasdale Head”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “St Olaf’s Church i Wasdale Head”
  • Norwegian: “St Olaf’s Church i Wasdale Head”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Олафа”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wasdale & Scafell Pike and Yewbarrow North Top.

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