In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Applethwaite like this:
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.
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Applethwaite through time
Applethwaite is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Applethwaite itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Applethwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25881
Date accessed: 19th October 2024
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