Gosforth is a small village within the Lake District in Cumbria, England. Close to Wastwater, the deepest lake in England, Gosforth is the main village to Eskdale & Wasdale Valley’s. The Viking heritage here is evident in St Mary’s Church, where you can see the famous Gosforth Cross made from red sandstone which depicts crucifixion, pagan god Loki and Viking and Christian symbols. Also, within the church grounds two ‘hogback’ tombstones were discovered. A place to visit near here is the Blengdale Forest situated along the River Bleng and a place to stay is the Gosforth Hall Hotel, built to live in by Robert Copley in 1658.