Hawkshead
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Hawkshead | |
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![]() ![]() Hawkshead Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 519 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SD3598 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | AMBLESIDE |
Postcode district | LA22 |
Dialling code | 015394 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://www.hawkshead-village.co.uk |
Hawkshead is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, which attracts tourists to the South Lakeland area. The parish includes the hamlets of Hawkshead Hill, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the north west, and Outgate, a similar distance north. Hawkshead contains one primary school but no secondary school and four public houses.
Geography[]
Hawkshead is just north of Esthwaite Water, in a valley to the west of Windermere and east of Coniston Water. It is part of Furness, making it a part of the ancient county of Lancashire.
History[]
The township of Hawkshead was originally owned by the monks of Furness Abbey; nearby Colthouse derives its name from the stables owned by the Abbey. Hawkshead grew to be an important wool market in medieval times and later as a market town after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1532. It was granted its first market charter by King James I in 1608. In 1585, Hawkshead Grammar School was established by Archbishop Edwin Sandys of York after he successfully petitioned Queen Elizabeth I for a charter to establish a governing body.
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In the 18th and 19th centuries, Hawkshead became a village of local importance. William Wordsworth (afterwards poet laureate) was educated at Hawkshead Grammar School, whilst Beatrix Potter lived nearby as did William Heelis, a local solicitor, in the early 20th century.
With the formation of the Lake District National Park in 1951, tourism grew in importance, though traditional farming still goes on around the village. Hawkshead has a timeless atmosphere and consists of a characterful warren of alleys, overhanging gables and a series of mediaeval squares. It is eloquently described in William Wordsworth's poem The Prelude.
Much of the land in and around the village is now owned by the National Trust. The National Trust property is called Hawkshead and Claife.
Governance[]
The electoral ward of the same name stretches south to Colton with a total population of 1,704.[2]
Parliamentary representation[]
Hawkshead is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency and is represented in parliament by Tim Farron MP.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hawkshead Parish (E04002610)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hawkshead Ward (as of 2011) (E05003245)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Tim Farron MP". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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- South Lakeland District
- Furness