Blades

Blades is a farm in Garsdale, Westmorland and Furness, England. Blades is situated near the bridge Lunds Viaduct, as well as near the peak Cowshaw Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lunds Church and Dandry Mire Viaduct.

Lunds Church

Church

Lunds Church is a redundant Anglican church in the hamlet of Lunds, North Yorkshire, in England. Lunds lies in a remote location in Upper Wensleydale. In the early 18th century, it lay in the parish of St Oswald's Church, Askrigg, but was more than 12 miles away from the parish church. Lunds Church is situated 2,900 feet north of Blades.

Dandry Mire Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Dandry Mire Viaduct, is a railway viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle line in Cumbria, England. It is just north of Garsdale station, 21 miles from Settle, and 51 miles south of Carlisle. Dandry Mire Viaduct is situated 1 mile south of Blades.

Moorcock Inn

Pub

Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Moorcock Inn is a former public house near the watershed between the rivers Clough and Ure, in Upper Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is adjacent to the junction of the A684 road and the B6259 road and near Garsdale railway station on the Settle–Carlisle line. Moorcock Inn is situated 3,500 feet south of Blades.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lunds and Garsdale Head.

Lunds

Hamlet

Lunds is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, near to the watershed of the Eden and Ure rivers. It is on the border between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, and was at one time allocated to the West Riding, but has been traditionally treated as being in the North Riding.

Garsdale Head

Hamlet

Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garsdale Head is a hamlet mainly within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority of Cumbria, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the hamlet is now on the border with North Yorkshire.

Cotterdale

Village

Photo: WALKER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cotterdale is a small side dale and hamlet on the north side of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. The dale lies to the west of Great Shunner Fell. Cotterdale is situated 2½ miles east of Blades.

Blades

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Garsdale, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.33887° or 54° 20′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.31351° or 2° 18′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6V8MQP+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 478667738

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lunds Viaduct and Cowshaw Hill.

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Places to explore: Grisdale Level Crossing and Moorcock Tunnel.

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