Moorhead Wood

Moorhead Wood is a forest in Arthuret, Cumberland, England. Moorhead Wood is situated near the hamlet Easton, as well as near Carwinley.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Castra Exploratorum and Netherby Hall.

Castra Exploratorum

Archaeological site

Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castra Exploratorum was a Roman fort and associated substantial civil settlement now in the grounds of Netherby Hall, Cumbria. It was first built by Agricola during his conquest of the north in around 80 AD.

Netherby Hall

Manor estate

Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Netherby Hall is a manor estate.

Kirklinton Hall

Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirklinton Hall is a country house ruin at Kirklinton in the parish of Hethersgill, Cumbria, England. Parts of the building originate from the 17th century with significant additions being made in the 19th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longtown and Kirklinton.

Longtown

Town

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Longtown is a market town in Cumbria, but in the historic county of Cumberland, England, just south of the Scottish Border. It has a sheep market which was at the centre of the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis.

Kirklinton

Hamlet

Photo: Andy Connor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirklinton is a village in the Cumberland district, in the English county of Cumbria. The population of the civil parish of Kirklinton Middle, taken at the 2011 census was 384.

Smithfield

Village

Photo: Adrian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Smithfield is a village located in the parish of Kirklinton Middle approximately 8 miles north of Carlisle in Cumbria, England, and has a population of around 250.

Moorhead Wood

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

55.0206° or 55° 1′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.9261° or 2° 55′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C7V23CF+6H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 476116871

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Easton and Carwinley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Moorhead Wood and Nether Wood.

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