Fernwood

Fernwood is a forest in Lorton, Cumberland, England. Fernwood is situated near the locality High Side, as well as near Hole Mire.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Graystones and Ling Fell.

Graystones

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Graystones is a fell in the English Lake District. It lies in the North Western Fells region and is one of the peaks on the ridge which encircles the valley of Aiken Beck.

Ling Fell

Peak

Ling Fell is a small hill in the north west of the Lake District in the United Kingdom. It is close to the village of Wythop Mill, from where it can easily be climbed.

Fellbarrow

Peak

Photo: Freddyj66, Public domain.

Fellbarrow is a low hill in the north west of the English Lake District. It is not far from the town of Cockermouth, near to Loweswater and can most easily be climbed from Low Lorton or Thackthwaite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockermouth and Lorton.

Cockermouth is an English market town of 8,800 people in the modern county of Cumbria, at the north western end of the Lake District. Much of the architectural core of the town remains largely unchanged since the 18th and 19th centuries.

Lorton

Village

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lorton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is in two parts: Low Lorton and High Lorton, with the parish church of St Cuthbert standing between them.

Brackenthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park.

Fernwood

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

54.6238° or 54° 37′ 26″ north

Longitude

-3.3023° or 3° 18′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C6RJMFX+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 513854144

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: High Side and Hole Mire.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Cuthberts and Wheatsheaf Caravan and Camping Park.

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