St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale
St Olaf's Church in Wasdale Head, Cumbria, is England'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.- Anglican church
- 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”“St. Olaf’s Church, Wasdale Head”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ritson’s Force and Yewbarrow.
Ritson’s Force
Waterfall
Ritson's Force is a set of waterfalls in the valley of Mosedale, in the English Lake District. Ritson’s Force is situated 2,200 feet northwest of St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale.
Yewbarrow
Peak
Yewbarrow is a fell, in the English Lake District…
Kirk Fell
Peak
Kirk Fell is a fell in the Western part of the English Lake District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wasdale Head and Seathwaite.
Wasdale Head
Hamlet
Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the…
Seathwaite
Hamlet
Seathwaite is a small hamlet in the Borrowdale civil… Seathwaite is situated 3½ miles northeast of St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale.
Gatesgarth
Hamlet
Gatesgarth is a settlement in Lake District of England. Gatesgarth is situated 4 miles north of St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale.
St Olaf’s Church, Wasdale
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Latitude
54.4671° or 54° 28′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.25356° or 3° 15′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C6RFP8W+RH
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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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.
Nearby Places
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