Skelwith Bridge
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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 3 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.
Outside links
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Skelwith Bridge) |