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Beatrix Potter's Lakeland 1892 - 1943 |
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The Lake District National Park covers an area slightly larger than the Cumbrian
mountains, but the major lakes themselves are nestled within the mountains. The
country of Cumbria constitutes the northwest corner of England. |
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South Lakes -- Lake Windermere, 12 miles long (depends on who you consult ;-), is
the largest lake in England. Satellite images are from Google Earth. A terrific
set of non-satellite photos of the Lake District is found here. |
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Cumbrian Mountains, England's highest mountain range has 4 peaks just above 3000
ft. The east/west distance across this range is about 70 miles; hence, the rise
in altitude from the Irish Sea on the left to the highest peaks is rather sharp.
Beatrix Potter's farms are nestled in the South Lakes at an altitude of less than
1000 feet. A somewhat different set of satellite maps of the Lake District can be
found here |
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Hill Top Farm, New Sawrey, Cumbria. The working farm Beatrix bought in 1905 and
the setting of many of the Little Books. Since her death in 1943 HIll Top has remained
as she left it - a museum to her art and story. |
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Castle Cottage at Castle Farm, Near Sawrey. Beatrix purchased the farm, just across
the road from Hill Top in 1905 with the help of William Heelis whom she married
in 1913. It was their home for 30 years. And the place she died in December 1943.
Hundreds of photos of the Lake District can be found
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Derwentwater, near Keswick, with St. Herbert's Island in foreground, and Cat Bells
in the far distance. Potter wrote The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin while on holiday at
Lingholm, an estate on the shore of Derwentwater. |
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The land which includes Tarns How was given to the National Trust by Beatrix Potter
in 1930. A map locating the area is found here. Tarns How (2 miles west of Hawkshead) may
be the Lake District's most popular attraction. A large collection of Tarns How
photos can be found here.
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Lake District screen-saver photos
are available free from
here
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