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Woodend, Ulpha

Coordinates: 54°21′18″N 3°16′52″W / 54.355°N 3.281°W / 54.355; -3.281
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Woodend
Woodend farm buildings
Woodend is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Woodend
Woodend
Location in Copeland Borough
Woodend is located in Cumbria
Woodend
Woodend
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD188950
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District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
Postcode districtLA20
Dialling code019467
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54°21′18″N 3°16′52″W / 54.355°N 3.281°W / 54.355; -3.281

Woodend is a hamlet situated between the Duddon Valley and the village of Ulpha and the valley of Eskdale, high up on Birker Fell, approximately 950 feet above sea level.[1] It is claimed to have been an early Quaker settlement. With views towards Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, it is very close to Devoke Water, one of the Lake District tarns.

A local historian recorded that "In the farmyard at Woodend can be seen a building used as a kind of barn, but with quite good mullion windows. This was the meeting house of the "Friends"."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Woodend, Copeland". OS GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "A Mountain Chapelry (part 3) By BS Wignall Simpson (Benjamin Smith)". www.fivenine.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2024.