A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
APPLETHWAITE, a village on the ascent of Skiddaw, 2 miles N of Keswick, Cumberland. It commands a brilliant view of Derwentwater and the encincturing mountains. A small property adjacent to it was given by Sir George Beaumont to the poet Wordsworth.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Applethwaite |
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