Logo
Home
Windermere East
Windermere West
Southern Verges
Cumbrian
Peninsulas

Langdale Area
Coniston Region
Wordsworth Country
Western Lakes
West Coast
Thirlmere Area
Derwentwater Area
Ullswater Area
Penrith region
North Cumbria
East Cumbria

Map & satellite
Wallpapers


Southern Verges

Beetham
Burneside Hall
Castle Dairy, Kendal
Castle Howe
Crook
Crooklands
Crosthwaite
Helsington
Heversham
Ings
Kendal
Kendal Castle
Kendal Church
Kendal Museum
Kirkby Lonsdale
Lakeland Wildlife
Oasis

Leighton Moss
Levens
Levens Hall
Lyth Valley
Milnthorpe
Museum of
Lakeland Life

Natland
Quaker Tapestry
Sedgwick
Sizergh Castle
Underbarrow
Whitbarrow Scar
Winster Valley
Witherslack

Services

Contact
Links

Witherslack



The quiet village of Witherslack is situated four miles west of Levens Bridge. It has some amenities, a store, a post office and a village hall.



St. Paul's Church, Witherslack

Witherslack, St. Paul's Church

The village church, St. Pauls, was constructed in 1669. It has an attractive stained glass window dating from 1670, attributed to Henry Giles of York.

St. Paul's Church, Witherslack, the interior

Witherslack, St. Paul's

John Barwick, the churches founder and a native of Witherslack, suffered a term of imprisonment in the Tower of London for his support of Charles I dauring the Civil War. A sundial bearing his initials was erected to commemorate his memory in the churchyard, which can still be seen there. There are also panels bearing his coat-of-arms inside the church. The church has some very fine internal woodcarving dating to the eighteenth century and was restored in 1873.

Witherslack School

Witherslack School

The Old Coach House

Witherslack

There are some superb areas of semi-natural broad-leaved woodland surrounding Witherslack, which have been appointed an area of Special Scientific Interest, most have footpaths. The steep cliffs and woods to the west of Whitbarrow Scar form a Local Nature Reserve, with birds and butterflies. Access is by footpath from Witherslack Hall.

Witherslack Woods

Witherslack Woods

Whitbarrow Scar, a long prominent carboniferous limestone scar, lies to the north east of the village. The scar is composed of limestone - extremely rare in the Lake District. Of great interest to the naturalist, it provides the perfect environment for rare flora and fauna. There are public footpaths across the scar, but these are closed during the breeding season.