Shadow Wood
Shadow Wood is a forest in Hawkshead, Westmorland and Furness, England. Shadow Wood is situated nearby to the locality Walker Ground, as well as near the hamlet Hawkshead Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Esthwaite Water and Hawkshead Grammar School.
Esthwaite Water
Lake
Hawkshead Grammar School
Museum
Photo: FFNick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys, the incumbent Archbishop of York, whose family came from the Hawkshead area.
Hawkshead Market Hall
Community center
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkshead Market Hall, also known as Hawkshead Town Hall, is a municipal building in The Square in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Hawkshead Parish Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coniston and Bowness-on-Windermere.
Coniston
Photo: Tompage02, Public domain.
Coniston is a picturesque lakeside village in the Lake District National Park. Coniston sits next to Coniston Water, the Lake District's third largest lake is the home to many attempts at the world water speed record.
Bowness-on-Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.
Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.
Shadow Wood
Latitude
54.3772° or 54° 22′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.0101° or 3° 0′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6R9XGQ+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 61955297OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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