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Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ...
The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. ...
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ...
Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ...
The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ...
North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ...
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The LA postcode area, also known as the Lancaster postcode area[1], is a group of postal districts around Ambleside, Askam-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Broughton-in-Furness, Carnforth, Coniston, Dalton-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancaster, Millom, Milnthorpe, Morecambe, Sedbergh, Ulverston and Windermere in...
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Cumbria Constabulary is the Home Office police force in England covering the county of Cumbria. ...
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The Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Cumbria, England. ...
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This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Cumbria, England. ...
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Ambleside is a town in Cumbria, in north-west England. It is situated at the head of Windermere, England's largest lake. The town is within the Lake District National Park, in the Westmorland area. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ...
Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ...
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Windermere from the north. ...
Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ...
Westmorland (formerly also spelt Westmoreland, an even older spelling is Westmerland) is an area of north west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. ...
Background
The name came from Old Norse Á-mel-sǽtr = "river — sandbank — summer pasture". Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ...
Steamers (in reality diesel-powered ferries) run to Bowness-on-Windermere and Lakeside offering fine views of the lake and surrounding mountains. Ambleside is a base for hiking, mountaineering and mountain biking. It has a selection of shops, hotels, guesthouses, pubs and restaurants. For other towns with the same or similar names, see Bowness. ...
Lakeside is at the south end of Lake Windermere, Lancashire, England. ...
The Armitt Library and Museum provides a source of local history with a collection which represents many of the local artists and writers of the past. Armitt Library is an independent library and museum, founded in Ambleside in Cumbria by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1909. ...
The town is rather unusual in that it has two town charters; one republican and the other royalist.
On the west, Loughrigg Fell rises above the town; to the north are Red Screes and the hills of the Fairfield group; to the east is Wansfell. Loughrigg Fell is a hill in the Central part of the English Lake District. ...
Red Screes is a fell in the Eastern part of the English Lake District, situated between the valleys of Patterdale and Ambleside. ...
Fairfield, at 873 metres or 2863 feet, is the 13th highest mountain in the Lake District. ...
Looking south from Wansfell Pike to Windermere. ...
Ambleside is administered by South Lakeland district council and forms part of the Lakes civil parish but from 1894 to 1935 it was a separate urban district council. South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. ...
Lakes is a large civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, with a population of 5127 according to the 2001 census. ...
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Ambleside is also home to the headquarters of Brathay exploration group, a youth charity based just beyond Clappersgate on the road to Hawkshead. Brathay Exploration Group is a not-for-profit charity which has been providing worldwide youth expeditions since 1947. ...
Hawkshead is a village in the Lake District, England. ...
Buildings
Bridge House Bridge House was built over Stock Ghyll more than 300 years ago probably as a summer house and apple store for Ambleside Hall. The building was purchased by local people in 1926 and given to the National Trust. It is now used as an information centre for the National Trust, and is part of the Trust's Windermere and Troutbeck property. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x750, 227 KB)Bridge House, Ambleside File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x750, 227 KB)Bridge House, Ambleside File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Ghyll is a Lexicon game (a cooperative, wiki-based world-creation game currently ongoing). ...
Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...
Windermere and Troutbeck (including Bridge House) is a National Trust property consisting land around Lake Windemere in Cumbria, England. ...
University of Cumbria University of Cumbria, formerly St. Martin's College and Charlotte Mason College, can be found at the northern end of the town; courses held at the college include teacher training, leisure and outdoor studies. The University of Cumbria is a new university, due to open in August 2007. ...
 St Martin's College, Ambleside Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 3140 KB)St Martins College, Ambleside. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 3140 KB)St Martins College, Ambleside. ...
Outdoor shops In 1959 Frank Davies opened The Climbers Shop - the first outdoor shop in Ambleside. Walking and climbing now form an important part of the local economy and lifestyle of the local people in the area. // In 1959 Frank Davies opened The Climber’s Shop [1] the first outdoor shop in Ambleside, Cumbria. ...
Pubs Ambleside has a relatively large number of pubs for its size with some ten pubs and bars within a quarter of a mile radius. The high number of drinking establishments is maintained by both the tourist industry, so essential to the town, as well as the student population associated with St Martin's College (formally Charlotte Mason College). St Martin’s College is a Higher Education College with campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside and Carlisle, as well as sites in Whitehaven, Barrow and London. ...
Charlotte Mason (January 1, 1842 – January 16, 1923) was a British educator who invested her life in improving the quality of childrens education. ...
Mountain Rescue The town maintains the busiest volunteer mountain rescue team (Langdale & Ambleside MRT) in the UK. Mountain Rescue services in England and Wales operate under the umbrella association of the MREW - Mountain Rescue England and Wales (formerly called Mountain Rescue Council of England & Wales). ...
Gallery The view over Windermere from Ambleside. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 630 KB)windermere from ambleside File links The following pages link to this file: Ambleside Categories: User-created public domain images ...
Windermere from the north. ...
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References Bridge House — Information from a notice at Bridge House.
Location grid Grasmere village and lake as seen from the fell of Stone Arthur Dove Cottage Grasmere is a village in central Cumbria in the north of England. ...
Great Langdale seen from the top of Rossett Pike. ...
Green Quarter Kentmere valley (Grid reference NY456042) is situated in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal, Cumbria, England. ...
Windermere or close variations is a name used in a number of places, including: // Bodies of water Windermere, lake, in the Lake District, county of Cumbria, the largest lake in England See also Lake Windermere Windermere Basin, bay, Ontario, Canada (43°1556N 79°4647W) Towns and...
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