Philipson’s Wood

Philipson’s Wood is a forest in Over Staveley, Westmorland and Furness, England. Philipson’s Wood is situated nearby to the locality Waterfoot Bridge, as well as near Old Millrigg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kentmere Tarn and Sallows.

Kentmere Tarn

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kentmere Tarn is a lake.

Sallows

Peak

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sallows is a fell in the English Lake District, rising between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck. It is the highest point in the upland area to the south of Garburn Pass, variously termed Kentmere Park and Applethwaite Common on Ordnance Survey maps.

Reston Scar

Peak

Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reston Scar is a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. With a height of 837 feet, it overlooks the north side of Staveley village, and is listed among Alfred Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windermere and Staveley.

Windermere

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.

Staveley

Village

Photo: Richard Swales, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Staveley is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it is situated 4 miles northwest of Kendal where the River Kent is joined by its tributary the Gowan.

Kentmere

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Kentmere is a valley, village and civil parish in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.

Philipson’s Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Over Staveley, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.4095° or 54° 24′ 34″ north

Longitude

-2.8353° or 2° 50′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C6VC557+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4571175

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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