Highcross Wood
Highcross Wood is a forest in Lowther, Westmorland and Furness, England. Highcross Wood is situated nearby to the village Newtown, as well as near the locality Jack Croft.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lowther Castle and Church of St Michael, Lowther.
Lowther Castle
Photo: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages.
Clifton Hall
Photo: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clifton Hall was a fortified manor house in the village of Clifton, Cumbria. Dating from around 1400, it was constructed by either Elianor Engaine or her son-in-law William Wybergh, and was held by the Wybergh family until the 19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penrith and Great Strickland.
Penrith
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles south of Carlisle.
Great Strickland
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland.
Helton
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helton is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about a mile south of the village of Askham. Circa 1870, it had a population of 180 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
Highcross Wood
Latitude
54.6089° or 54° 36′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.728° or 2° 43′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C6VJ75C+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 331996836OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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