Watchclose Woods
Watchclose Woods is a forest in Irthington, Cumberland, England. Watchclose Woods is situated nearby to the hamlet Oldwall, as well as near Laversdale.Places of Interest
Highlights include Carlisle Airport and Scaleby Castle.
Carlisle Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Supmaboi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carlisle Lake District Airport is a small airport located 5 NM north-east of Carlisle, England on a plain near the River Irthing. Originally opened as an RAF base in 1941, it came under government ownership in the 1960s before being sold to Haughey Airports in 2000 which was later purchased and rebranded as Stobart Air Limited.
Scaleby Castle
Castle
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scaleby Castle is in the village of Scaleby, Cumbria, England. The castle was originally built in the early 14th century, and extended in the 15th century to form a substantial fortification.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brampton and Warwick Bridge.
Brampton
Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, 10 miles east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186. Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.
Warwick Bridge
Village
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Warwick Bridge is a village in the Cumberland district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It forms part of a small urban area which includes the villages of Corby Hill and Little Corby.
Crosby-on-Eden
Locality
Photo: ally McGurk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosby-on-Eden is the combined name for two small villages, High Crosby and Low Crosby, within the civil parish of Stanwix Rural near Carlisle, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Watchclose Woods
- Type: Forest
- Location: Irthington, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9382° or 54° 56′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.8156° or 2° 48′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6VW5QM+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 96941721OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oldwall and Laversdale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carlisle Lake District Airport and Solway Aviation Museum.
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