Woodland
Woodland is a dispersed hamlet within the civil parish of Broughton West in the Furness region of Cumbria , and is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, west of Coniston Water, between Torver and Broughton-in-Furness (Wiki). Woodland has no identifiable village centre (the traditional cluster of homes around a village shop) but a more beautiful and peaceful setting it would be hard to imagine. Scattered homes along winding country lanes - conversions, many of them, from the old railway station, the post office, the village school.
Woodland lies about 4 miles south west of Torver.
The Village Hall
Upcoming events
Woodland Parish Room
Contact: Hazel Mason
Tel: 01229 716451, 01229 716263
Finding Woodland Hall from Torver.
Follow the A593 south to Bracelet Hall (on your right), then into a dip between buildings and look for the left turn to Woodland. A bit less than a mile along take the right turn to Broughton. Woodland Parish Room is about 300 yards on your left.
OR
If you follow the A593 beyond that Woodland turn to the 'K' junction in the dip, take the left turn (almost back on yourself) and follow the road about a mile to find Woodland Parish Room on your right.
Woodland Valley
Broughton Mills,
Woodland & Foxfield
Women's Institute
1st Wed. of the month - 7.30 pm
Reading Room, Broughton Mills
and Woodland Parish Room (see left)
Dates and venues also shown on the Calendar
Contact: Pam Gillman on 01229 716321
Woodland Valley
Footpaths & Bridleways
after following the disused railway
track up from Broughton in Furness
Click on the attachment at the bottom of this page
Broughton Mills Reading Room
Contact: Mrs Christine Eastham
01229-716666
From Torver: follow the A593 about 5 miles south west to Hawthaite junction - left to Broughton and right to Br. Mills. Turn right and the Blacksmith's Arms is about a mile along, the Reading Room 50 yards further on the left.
OR
If you go the high route up the Old Rake just beyond Souterstead, simply follow it through to the Br. Mills T junction, turn left and the Reading Room is about 20 yards on your right.
One of the three venues for the
Br.Mills, Woodland & Foxfield WI.
The Church
The Hill Village Hall
Millom, LA18 5HG
Contact: Linda Kilburn Tel: 01229 778673
Third venue for BM,W&F WI (March mtg)
From Torver take the A593 south to High Cross Inn - right onto the A595 - left onto the A5093 at Thwaites - through The Green and the hall is on your left just as you enter The Hill.
St John the Evangelist's Church, Woodland
The church was built in 1864–65, and was the third church to be built on the site. The earlier churches had been built in 1698 and 1822. The present church was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, having been designed by him in 1862. It cost nearly £1,000 (equivalent to £90,000 in 2016), and provided seating for 150 people. In 1868–69 a parsonage was built for the church, which was also designed by Paley.