Small Water

Small Water is a lake in Shap Rural, Westmorland and Furness, England. Small Water is situated nearby to the peak Mardale Ill Bell, as well as near Harter Fell.

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harter Fell and Mardale Ill Bell.

Harter Fell

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harter Fell is a fell in the far eastern part of the English Lake District. The summit at lies the meeting point of three ridges, and Harter Fell forms the head of three valleys: Mardale, Longsleddale and the valley of the River Kent.

Mardale Ill Bell

Peak

Photo: Bob Danylec, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mardale Ill Bell is a fell in the English Lake District, rising to the south west of Haweswater Reservoir. It stands on the watershed between Mardale and Kentmere and is the highpoint of the south-eastern ridge of High Street, midway on its course to Harter Fell.

Blea Water

Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blea Water is a tarn or corrie lake which occupies a glacially excavated hollow immediately to the east of High Street in the Lake District, England. At just over 200 feet deep, it is the deepest tarn in the Lake District. Blea Water is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Small Water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mardale and Sadgill.

Mardale

Locality

Mardale is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England. The valley used to have a hamlet at its head, called Mardale Green, but this village was submerged in the late 1930s when the water level of the valley's lake, Haweswater, was raised to form Haweswater Reservoir by Manchester Corporation. Mardale is situated 1½ miles northeast of Small Water.

Sadgill

Village

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Sadgill is a hamlet in Longsleddale, Cumbria, England. It is a divided settlement, also containing Low Sadgill. Sadgill is situated 3 miles southeast of Small Water.

Hartsop

Hamlet

Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hartsop is a small village in the English Lake District. It lies in the Patterdale valley, near Brothers Water, Hayeswater and Kirkstone Pass. It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours. Hartsop is situated 3½ miles northwest of Small Water.

Small Water

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in United Kingdom
Category: lake
Location: Shap Rural, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.48257° or 54° 28′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.84227° or 2° 50′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C6VF5M5+23

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4275263

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q1501352

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In Other Languages

“Small Water” goes by many names.

German: “Small Water”

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Highlights include Rough Crag and The Knowe.

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