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The road is for some miles in the vale of the Derwent. This

river takes its name on issuing 20

from Derwentwater. It subsequently enters Bassenthwaite Lake, and finally, after winding through a pleasant country, enters the sea at Workington.

A description of this town is 13 appended to No. VII.

Sale Fell.

The valley through which the road passes, is watered by

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small stream, which enters 8 the large bay, near the foot of Baasenthwaite Water, called Peel W'yke.

The opposite shore is pleasantly indented with several promontories, the three principal of which are called Scarness, Braidness, and Bowness. There is a fine breadth of cultivated land, sprinkled with hamlets and solitary houses, [between the lake and the mountains.

The road traverses a thickly wooded country, at the base of Wythop Fells, Barf, and Lord's Seat. One of West's stations is at Beck Wythop, whence, ays he, the whole cultivated land, between the lake and the mountains, is seen in all its beauty, and Skiddaw appears nowhere of such majestic height as from this place."

Brigham Chapel on the left. The village is half a mile to the right.

COCKERMOUTH, seated on the Derwent, at the junction of the Cocker. Wheat Sheaf.

BASSENTHWAITE LAKE.

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Pheasant Inn.

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Smithy Green.

The road passes along the margin of Bassenthwaite Water.

Thornthwaite Vill.

A handsome freestone arch with an entablature adorned with the arms of the Lowther family, spans the road on leaving the town for the north.

Moresby Church: Moresby Hall, Miss Tate.

Parton and Harrington, two small sea-ports,are near Moresby.

At the south-end of the vil. lage, are the ruins of Hayes Castle, once the residence of the Moresby family.

6 Road to Workington.

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Junction of the road from Workington to Cockermouth. These towns are eight miles from each other. The former is a sea-port, carrying on a considerable coasting trade. There are several extensive collieries in the neighbourhood, chiefly belonging to H. C. Cur wen, Esq. of Workington Hall.

Road to Carlisle, skirting the foot of the lake.

This lake is approached at its widest part. It is four miles 19 in length, about three-quarters of a mile in breadth, and seventy-two feet in extreme depth.

Skiddaw on its east side, fur20 |nishes, in combination with the water, many splendid views. Beyond the head, are Wallow and Falcon Crags, backed by Bleaberry Fell and High Seat. At the foot of Skiddaw, is Dodd Fell, and in the distance Hel vellyn is visible. In front of a portion of Skiddaw, called Long Side, and near the margin of the lake, stand Bassenthwaite Church and Mirehouse, the re23 sidence of J. S. Spedding, Esq

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UN RIGHT FROM KESWICK.

COCKERMOUTH, 25 Miles.

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Keswick.

ON LEFT FROX KESWICE.

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Grange Bridge, and the vil- 214 lage of Grange. The road. returns to Keswick by the west 20 margin of Derwent Water. Borrowdale, a valley 6 miles long, and containing 2000 acres, is now entered. It is watered, in, its whole length, by the river Grange, which, after it issues from Derwent Water, takes the name of Derwent. At Castle Crag the road and the bed of the river occupy all the level portion, but beyond the vale widens considerably. Above Rosthwaite the valley divides into two branches; the eastern branch is called Stonethwaite. Borrowdale formerly belonged to Furness Abbey.

Here is a small inn. This is 19 the widest part of the valley.

The mountain Glaramara is seen in front. Scawfell Pikes, Scawfell and Great Gavel are seen over Seathwaite.

KESWICK.

Road to the Lake.

Castle Head, an eminence from which there is a beautiful, view of the lake.

Wallow Crag

Falcon Crag.

tarn in a desolate and narrow vale.

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Honister Crag.

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Thrang Crag.

The celebrated fall lies behind the hotel, on the stream running from Watendiath Tarn. Its height is 100 feet. Gowder Crag on the left, Shepherd's Crag on the right of the fall.

Grange Crag.

There is a good view from this eminence. Shortly before reaching this point, a road deviates to, and passes, Dowder Stone, re-entering the main road a little beyond. This mass of rock has been likened to

A stranded ship with keel uptern'd that rests Careless of winds or wave. It is 62 feet long, 36 feet high, and 89 feet in circumference It has been estimated to weigh 1971 tons, and to contain 23,000 cubic feet. The view hence is

exquisitely beautiful.

Half a mile beyond, near Borrowdale Chapel, a road di verges to the valley and village of Stonethwaite. Eagle Crag is a fine rock near the latter. A mountain path proceeds over the Stake, a lofty pass, tate Langdale.

Near this bridge the road into Wastdale, by Sty Head, strikes off.

The well known black lead mine, and the immense Bor rowdale Yews, are near Seatol lar. The former is the only mine of the kind in England. The largest of the yews is 91 feet in girth.

Honister Crag, 1700 feet high! Here are some valuable alate quarries belonging to General Wyndham.

KESWICK TO COCKERMOUTH.-Continued

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A few houses placed half a mile above the head of Buttermere Water, "under the most extraordinary amphitheatre of mountainous rocks that ever geye beheld."

This lake is one and a half miles long, and half a mile broad; and at its deepest part is 90 feet deep.

plentifully. The distance be-
tween this lake and Crummock
Water is about three quarters
of a mile.

The Chapel has been lately 113
rebuilt; before, it was the most
diminutive in the kingdom.
LA road, nine miles in length,
climbs a steep Haws upwards of
1000 feet high, and descending
Into Keskadale and Newlands,
proceeds to Keswick.

This lake is about three miles
long by three quarters of a mile
broad. Its depth is in some
paris 120 feet. It abounds with
char and fine trout. There are
three small islands close to the
shore at the head of the lake.

A little before reaching Longthwaite, a few houses to the 8 left of the road, some high ground is interposed between the road and the lake. The road afterwards passes between Haws on the left, and Whiteside on the right.

Lowes Water, which sends a stream into Crummock Lake is about one mile and a half distant. This lake is three quarters of a mile long, scarcely one quarter broad, and about 60 feet in extreme depth. It lies between Low Fell in the south, and Blake Fell in the north. The scenery round its foot is, contrary to the general rule, finest at its foot, and here it is very grand. Melbreak forms a striking feature in the views.

Road under Whiteside to Keswick which shortens the distance by two miles. For horsemen and pedestrians it is the preferable route.

Deviation of the road through Lorton vill. to Keswick. The mous yew tree," pride of Lorton vale," stands near the Junction of this road with that rom Bewick to Cockermouth.

COCKERMOUTH is an ancient borough and neat market-town of 7275 inhabitants, seated at the junction of the Cocker with the Derwent, from which circumstance it derives its name. It sent two representatives to Parliament as early as the twenty-third year of Edward I., and, by the Reform Act, it has still the privilege of returning two members. The honour and castle of Cockermouth belong to General Wyndham. The ruins of this ancient fortress, formerly a place of great strength, are seated on a bold eminence which rises from the east bank of the Cocker. It was built soon after the Norman Conquest by Waldieve, first ord of Allerdale, of whose successors it was for many centuries the baroniai seat. In 1648, it was garrisoned for King Charles, but being afterwards taken by the Parliamentarians, was dismantled by them, and has ever since lain in rus, except a small part at present occupied by General Wyndham. The Gateway Tower, embellished with the arms of the Umfravilles, Multons, Lucies, Percies, and Nevilles, is a striking object. On the north side of the town is a tumulus, called Toots Hill; one mile to the west are the remains of a rampart and ditch of an encampment, 750 feet in circuit, called Fitt's Wood. On the summit of a hill at Pap Castle, a village one mile and a-half south-west o Cockermouth, are the traces of a Roman castrum. A great number of antique remains have been discovered at this place, and in the neighbourhood. The castle was subsequently the residence of the above-mentioned Waldieve, by whom it was demolished, and the materials used in the construction of Cockermouth Castle. Tickell, the poet, Addison's friend, was born at Bridekirk, two miles distant.*

The seats in the neighbourhood are-Dovenby Hall (Mrs Dykes), three mile north-west; Tallentire Hall (William Browne, Esq.), three and a half miles north; Isel Hall (Sir Wilfrid Lawson Bt.), three and a half miles north-east; Woodhall (J. S. Fisher, Esq.), two and a half miles north.

The best inns are, the Globe, and the Sun. The distances to the principal towns in the neighbourhood are-Maryport, seven miles, Workington, eight miles, Keswick, by Whinlatter, twelve miles, by Bassenthwaite Water, thirteen and a-half miles, Whitehaven, fourteen miles, Wigton, sixteen miles, Carlisle, twenty-seven miles.

Cockermouth is now connected by railway with Workington. This line, which is 8 miles in length, was opened for traffic in 1847.

* Cockermouth is the birth-place of the poet Wordsworth, who was born on the 7th April

1770.

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