Slack Head
Slack Head, sometimes written Slackhead,[1] is a hamlet near Beetham, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England.[2] It is in Beetham civil parish.[1] 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.
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Shrine to St Lioba
Slack Head | |
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![]() Slackhead postbox, in 2007 | |
![]() ![]() Slack Head Location in South Lakeland ![]() ![]() Slack Head Location within Cumbria | |
OS grid reference | SD491787 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MILNTHORPE |
Postcode district | LA7 |
Dialling code | 015395 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slack Head. |
- "Welcome". Beetham Parish Council. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- "No to Cold Callers in Slack Head". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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