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Allan Bank

Allan Bank is a grade II listed two-storey villa standing on high ground slightly to the west of village in the heart of the . It is best known for being from 1808 to 1811 the home of William Wordsworth, but it was also occupied…
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  • Type: Manor estate
  • Description: Grade II listed building in Lakes, South Lakeland, Cumbria, LA22
  • Address: Easedale Road, Grasmere, LA22 9QB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere and Dale Lodge Hotel.

Church
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St Oswald's Church is an active Anglican in the village of , in the , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building and is notable for associations with the poet William Wordsworth and his family, and for its annual ceremony of rushbearing. is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Allan Bank.

Hotel
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in is a building of historical significance. It was built in the early 1800s and was a private residence until about 1900. It was used mainly by the Townsend-Farquhar family and particularly by the two dowager ladies Lady Maria Farquhar followed by her daughter in law Lady Erica Farquhar. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Allan Bank.

Museum
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is a house on the edge of in the of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking". is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Allan Bank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grasmere and Kelbarrow.

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is a lakeside village in the , best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.

Locality
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is a hamlet in , England. It is located in close proximity to , with views of Grasmere Lake.

Village
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is a village in , England, located approximately 5 miles northwest of , within the Langdale valley. It contains a school, Holy Trinity church, the Co-op and the Wainwrights' Inn, and a quarry is located in the vicinity. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Allan Bank.

Allan Bank

Latitude
54.46017° or 54° 27′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.02978° or 3° 1′ 47″ west
Operator
National Trust
Open location code
9C6RFX6C+33
Open­Street­Map ID
way 163028907
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­manor
Wiki­data ID
Q26561893
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Allan Bank”. Photo: Antiquary, CC BY 4.0.