Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ORMATHWAITE

ORMATHWAITE, a seat in Crossthwaite parish, Cumberland; 1½ mile N N E of Keswick. It was the residence of the philosopher Dr. Brownrigg, and afterwards of Capt. Dover; is now the seat of Mrs. Wake; stands amid nobly-wooded grounds; commands a splendid view of Derwentwater; and is itself a fine feature in the view from the S W of Skiddaw.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Cumberland AncC
Place: Ormathwaite

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