Potter Tarn

Potter Tarn is a reservoir in , , . Potter Tarn is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Staveley railway station and Ghyll Pond.

Railway station
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serves the village of , in , England. It is a stop on the Windermere Branch Line, which connects and .

Reservoir
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is a reservoir.

Peak
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fell near the villages of and , , England, reaching a maximum height of 1,400 feet at Brunt Knott. Alfred Wainwright in his The Outlying Fells of Lakeland identifies four summits on Potter Fell: Brunt Knott, Ulgraves and two unnamed summits, all of which are thus recognised by the Database of British and Irish Hills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kendal and Staveley.

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, in , is a market town of 29,000 inhabitants. It describes itself as "The Gateway to the Lakes". is a picturesque, moderate sized town with plenty of shopping and surprisingly little tourist activity.

Village
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is a village in the Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historically part of , it is situated 4 miles northwest of where the is joined by its tributary the Gowan.

Village
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is a small village in , , England. It is located to the north of and to the south east of , on the , just upstream from the confluence of the .

Potter Tarn

Latitude
54.383° or 54° 22′ 59″ north
Longitude
-2.7805° or 2° 46′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C6V96M9+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 57984713
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q20020625
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Potter Tarn” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره پوتير تارن”
  • German: “Potter Tarn”

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Localities in the Area

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