Prior Wood

Prior Wood is a forest in , , . Prior Wood is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isel Hall and St Michael’s Church.

Castle
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an ancient Cumbrian residence that sits on a steep rise on the northern banks of the River Derwent, two miles south of , three miles east-north-east of , with views over the fells and .

Church
Photo: Geoff, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is located by the side of the River Derwent in the dispersed settlement of , in the civil parish of , , England.

Peak
is a low hill in the North Western part of the . It lies only about a mile from the busy market town of , and as such is a popular walk for local dog walkers, the amount of climb being only about 80 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockermouth and Setmurthy.

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an market town of 8,800 people in the modern county of , at the north western end of the . Much of the architectural core of the town remains largely unchanged since the 18th and 19th centuries.

Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of , England. It lies within the Lake District National Park. The main settlement in the parish is , on the shore of .

Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district in the county of , England. It is around 3.2 kilometres north of the Derwent river and about the same distance from the nearest large town of just south of the river.

Prior Wood

Latitude
54.6877° or 54° 41′ 16″ north
Longitude
-3.2921° or 3° 17′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C6RMPQ5+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 485320071
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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