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Wasdale (/ ˈ w ɒ z d eɪ l /; traditionally / ˈ w ɒ s ə l, ˈ w ɒ ʃ d ə l /) [1] is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.The River Irt flows through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass.
Gosforth is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lake District, in Cumberland, England. It is situated on the A595 road between Whitehaven and Barrow-in-Furness. It had a population of 1,230 at the 2001 Census. [2] At the 2011 census Gosforth was grouped with Ponsonby and Wasdale giving a total population of 1,396. [1]
Black Combe is a fell in the south-west corner of the Lake District National Park, England, just 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Irish Sea. It lies near the west coast of Cumbria in the borough of Copeland and more specifically, in the ancient district of Millom. It is 1,970 ft (600 m) high and stands in isolation, some 10 mi (16 km) away from any ...
Ponsonby Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Gosforth, in the Borough of Copeland, Cumbria. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland . [ 3 ]
The southern arc of the group travels due west from Great Gable, the main ridge consisting of Kirk Fell, Pillar (named for its great out-thrust of rock), Scoat Fell, Haycock and Caw Fell. A number of outliers line the side valleys of Wasdale, namely Yewbarrow , Red Pike (Wasdale) , Seatallan , Middle Fell and Buckbarrow .
Gosforth is a civil parish in the Borough of Copeland, Cumbria, England.It contains 18 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, three are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Dodd lies on Forestry England land known as Dodd Wood; for many years it was extensively planted with conifers right up to the summit which obstructed the view. However, Forestry England started a programme of tree clearance from the top of the fell in 2001 and the summit of the fell is now clear; it is hoped that it will revert to heather moorland in years to come.
Fell Foot Park is a country park situated at the southern end of Windermere in Cumbria, the largest lake in England. It is north of Newby Bridge in the civil parish of Staveley-in-Cartmel, in South Lakeland district. Formerly the grounds of a Victorian estate, it is now owned by the National Trust.