Slack Head Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Slack Head
Static Image Name:Postbox, Slack Head - geograph.org.uk - 362235.jpg
Static Image Caption:Slackhead postbox, in 2007
Coordinates:54.202°N -2.779°W
Civil Parish:Beetham
Shire District:South Lakeland
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Westmorland and Lonsdale
Post Town:MILNTHORPE
Postcode District:LA7
Postcode Area:LA
Dial Code:015395
Os Grid Reference:SD491787
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom South Lakeland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Lakeland

Slack Head, sometimes written Slackhead, is a hamlet near Beetham, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England.[1] It is in Beetham civil parish.[2] It is a purely residential area, with a postbox as its only facility. It is the location of a small shrine to Saint Lioba (or Leoba) built into a wall. The Fairy Steps, a natural staircase in a limestone crag, lie in woodland to the northwest of the hamlet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: No to Cold Callers in Slack Head. Cumbria County Council. 2 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Welcome. Beetham Parish Council. 2 November 2014.