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The Naddle Horseshoe is a group of summits in the English Lake District, south of Mardale valley, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
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View pinCrookdale Horseshoe
The Crookdale Horseshoe is a group of hills on the eastern edge of the English Lake District, in Cumbria, west of the A6 road. They are the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Wainwright describes an anticlockwise walk starting along the valley of Crookdale Beck to reach Lord's Seat at 1,719 feet (524 m), and returning over Robin Hood at 1,613 feet (492 m) and High House Bank at 1,627 feet (496 m). As he points out, the ridge forming the northern part of the
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View pinShap railway station
Shap railway station served the village of Shap, Westmorland, England for over 120 years.
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View pinRaisbeck
Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or river. There is also the smaller hamlet of Sunbiggin nearby. Circa 1870, it had a population of 214 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
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View pinBretherdale Head
Bretherdale Head is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. Meaning "Valley of the Brother", it was referred to as Britherdal in the 12th century.
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View pinCrosby Ravensworth
Crosby Ravensworth is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the M6 motorway, and Shap. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 538, decreasing to 517 at the 2011 Census.
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View pinReagill
Reagill is a hamlet in the parish of Crosby Ravensworth, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria, England. Its closest major settlements are Shap, Appleby-in-Westmorland, and Penrith. Nearby lies the village of Sleagill.
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View pinTebay
Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic borders of Westmorland. It lies in the upper Lune Valley, at the head of the Lune Gorge. The parish had a population of 728 in the 2001 census, increasing to 776 at the Census 2011.
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View pinSwindale Meadows
Swindale Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. This protected area is located in Shap Rural parish, alongside the Swindale Beck.
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View pinSwindale Beck (Lowther)
Swindale Beck is a river in Shap Rural parish of Cumbria, England, near Haweswater. It starts at Swindale Head where Mosedale Beck, from the slopes of Tarn Crag, joins Hobgrumble Beck from Selside Pike. The stream flows north-east along Swindale and joins the River Lowther near Rosgill between Shap and Bampton. Its waters then flow via the River Eamont and River Eden into the Solway Firth.
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View pinHardendale
Hardendale is a hamlet in the parish of Shap Rural in Westmorland and Furness, in the county of Cumbria, England, near Shap and junction 39 of the M6 motorway. It is also near the hamlet of Oddendale.
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View pinGaisgill railway station
Gaisgill railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Gaisgill. The station opened to passenger traffic on 8 August 1861, and closed on 1 December 1952.
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View pinTebay railway station
Tebay railway station was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) between Lancaster and Penrith. It served the village of Tebay, Cumbria, England. The station opened in 1846, and closed on 1 July 1968.
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View pinCaffyns Halt railway station
Caffyns Halt was a halt on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor, England, from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. The station primarily served Caffyns Golf Links, as well as the rural area near the hamlet of Dean. It opened in 1907, and closed on 29 September 1935. From 1923 until closure the line was operated by the Southern Railway.
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View pinKarpatiosorbus admonitor
Karpatiosorbus admonitor, previously classified as Sorbus admonitor and also called the Watersmeet whitebeam, is a species of whitebeam tree found in Devon, United Kingdom. It is known only from the Watersmeet Valley at Lynton, with two stray plants growing on the coast above Sillery Sands, Countisbury. It has also been nicknamed the no parking whitebeam in some newspapers.
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View pinEast Lyn River
The East Lyn is a river which rises high in Exmoor, in the English county of Somerset. It flows through the East Lyn Valley in Devon.
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View pinLynton Town Hall
Lynton Town Hall is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, Devon, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building.
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View pinKillington Lane railway station
Killington Lane is a temporary terminus about one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Woody Bay on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B), the narrow gauge line that originally ran for 19 miles (31 km) through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon.
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View pinForeland Point
Foreland Point is a rocky headland in Devon near Lynmouth, and is the most northerly point along the Devon and Exmoor coast. The highest cliff is 89 metres (292 ft) above the high tide, although the highest point of the entire headland is near Countisbury at 302 metres (991 ft). The headland is owned by the National Trust; some areas are open to public access all year, as part of the South West Coast Path, while other areas have limited access. The Trinity House-operated Lynmouth Foreland Lighth
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View pinBarbrook
Barbrook is a village in Devon, England. It is close to the source of the West Lyn River.
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View pinLynton and Lynmouth railway station
Lynton and Lynmouth railway station was the terminus of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon, England. The station served the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth.
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View pinBeacon Castle
Beacon Castle is an Iron Age hill fort close to Parracombe in Devon, England. It is situated on a hilltop some 290 metres (950 ft) above sea level, overlooking the Heddon Valley.
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