Woodend, Ulpha Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Woodend farm buildings - geograph.org.uk - 1215172.jpg
Static Image Caption:Woodend farm buildings
Coordinates:54.355°N -3.281°W
Official Name:Woodend
Civil Parish:Ulpha
Shire District:Copeland
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Copeland
Post Town:BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
Postcode District:LA20
Postcode Area:LA
Dial Code:019467
Os Grid Reference:SD188950
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Copeland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Copeland Borough

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodend, Copeland . OS GetOutside . . 16 February 2024 . en-gb.
  2. Web site: A Mountain Chapelry (part 3) By BS Wignall Simpson (Benjamin Smith) . www.fivenine.co.uk . 16 February 2024.