Difference between revisions of "Skelwith Bridge"
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'''Skelwith Bridge''' is a small village in south-western [[Westmorland]], on the banks of the [[River Brathay]], which marks the border with [[Lancashire]]. | '''Skelwith Bridge''' is a small village in south-western [[Westmorland]], on the banks of the [[River Brathay]], which marks the border with [[Lancashire]]. | ||
| − | The village is around | + | The village is around three miles south of [[Grasmere]] and is nearby the waterfalls of Skelwith Force and Colwith Force. The nearest lakes to the village are [[Elter Water]] to the north-west and [[Loughrigg Tarn]] to the north. |
| − | [[File:Skelwith Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 370786.jpg | + | It lies in the civil parish of ''Lakes'', which comprises the townships of Langdale; Grasmer; Rydal and Loughrigg; and Ambleside in the ancient parish of Grasmere, with those of Ambleside and Troutbeck in the ancient parish of [[Windermere]]. |
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | File:Skelwith Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 370786.jpg|The bridge over the River Brathay | ||
| + | File:Skelwith Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 743922.jpg|Houses in the village | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
{{Commons}} | {{Commons}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 18 January 2017
| Skelwith Bridge | |
| Westmorland | |
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 Skelwith Bridge Hotel | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY344033 |
| Location: | 54°25’16"N, 3°-0’40"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ambleside |
| Postcode: | LA22 |
| Dialling code: | 015394 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Skelwith Bridge is a small village in south-western Westmorland, on the banks of the River Brathay, which marks the border with Lancashire.
The village is around three miles south of Grasmere and is nearby the waterfalls of Skelwith Force and Colwith Force. The nearest lakes to the village are Elter Water to the north-west and Loughrigg Tarn to the north.
It lies in the civil parish of Lakes, which comprises the townships of Langdale; Grasmer; Rydal and Loughrigg; and Ambleside in the ancient parish of Grasmere, with those of Ambleside and Troutbeck in the ancient parish of Windermere.
Gallery
The bridge over the River Brathay
Houses in the village
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Skelwith Bridge) |
