Place:


Ambleside  Westmorland

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ambleside like this:

Ambleside, township with ry. sta., near head of Lake Windermere, Westmorland, 4½ miles from Windermere sta. and 12 m. NW. of Kendal, 4371 ac., pop. 1989; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 2 newspapers. Mkt.-days, Wed. and Sat.

Ambleside through time

Ambleside is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ambleside itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ambleside, in South Lakeland and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/998

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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