Hawkshead
Sign in to saveHawkshead is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It lies within the Lake District National Park and was historically part of Lancashire. The parish includes the hamlets of Hawkshead Hill, to the north west, and Outgate, a similar distance north. Hawkshead contains one primary school and four public houses.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ann Tyson's Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 510301.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ann Tyson's House
- UK place.official_name
- Hawkshead
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.population
- 519
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD3598
- UK place.civil_parish
- Hawkshead
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- UK place.post_town
- AMBLESIDE
- UK place.postcode_district
- LA22
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Westmorland and Furness
- Population
- +519
- Official website
- www.hawkshead-village.co.uk
- Image
- Ann Tyson's Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 510301.jpg
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Hawkshead is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It lies within the Lake District National Park and was historically part of Lancashire. The parish includes the hamlets of Hawkshead Hill, to the north west, and Outgate, a similar distance north. Hawkshead contains one primary school and four public houses.
==Geography== left|thumb|St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead|Hawkshead Parish Church, built in 1300 and rebuilt in the 16th century Hawkshead is just north of Esthwaite Water, in a valley to the west of Windermere and east of Coniston Water. It is part of Furness, making it a part of the ancient county of Lancashire.