Bolton Head Park

Bolton Head Park is a forest in Gosforth, Cumberland, England. Bolton Head Park is situated nearby to the locality Guards End, as well as near Spring Keld.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gosforth Cross and Gosforth Hogback 2.

Gosforth Cross

Archaeological site

Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.

The Gosforth Cross is a tall, slender Viking High Cross, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria.

Gosforth Hogback 2

Historic site

Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gosforth Hogback 2 is a historic site.

Gosforth Hogback 1

Historic site

Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gosforth Hogback 1 is a historic site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seascale and Nether Wasdale.

Seascale

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.

Nether Wasdale

Village

Photo: Peter Eckersley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nether Wasdale is a village in Cumbria, England, located in the valley and civil parish of Wasdale, near the River Irt and just over a mile to the west of the Wastwater lake.

Santon Bridge

Village

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Santon Bridge is a small village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, at a bridge over the River Irt. The civil parish is called Irton with Santon. The population of this civil parish as at the 2011 census was 316.

Bolton Head Park

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

54.4259° or 54° 25′ 33″ north

Longitude

-3.4073° or 3° 24′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C6RCHGV+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 340264437

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Guards End and Spring Keld.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parknook Wood and Gosforth Holy Well.

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