Sty Head, Cumberland
Historical Description
Sty Head, a mountain pass in the SW of Cumberland, between the head of the Seathwaite branch of Borrowdale and the head of Wastdale and of Esk Haws. It has an altitude of about 1600 feet above sea-level, and commands a very grand view.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Sty Head are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)