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Coordinates: 54°21′15″N 3°11′18″W / 54.3541, -3.1882
Seathwaite is a village in the Duddon Valley in the Lake District of Cumbria, North West England. The nearby Seathwaite Tarn (west of the Coniston Fells) takes its name from the village. The village is northeast of Hall Dunnerdale and southwest of the Tarn. It lies along the old Walna Scar road, that can be reached from the A595 in the south or from the steep Hardknott–Wrynose pass road in the north (which in turn is off the A593 from Skelwith Bridge). [3] The name Seathwaite derives from a combination of the old norse words sef (sedges) and thveit (clearing) and may be taken to mean "Sedges clearing". The name, then spelled Seuthwayt, first appeared in written records dating from 1340. [4] [5]
A local landmark in Seathwaite is the Newfield Inn, a pub that dates from the sixteenth century that is reputed to have been visited by William Wordsworth on his trips to the Lake district in the early nineteenth century.[3] Another prominent local building is the Church of the Holy Trinity which was originally built in the early 1500s. William Wordsworth visited the church and dedicated one of his 35 Duddon Sonnets to the place and to the Reverend Robert Walker (1709-1802) who was parson at the church for 66 years. The church contains a memorial plaque to Walker, who was known as "Wonderful Walker" because of his long and exemplary ministry. Wordsworth refers to him in the sonnet as someone "whose good works formed an endless retinue". The church itself was completely rebuilt in 1874 due to its rundown state, it was reconsecrated in May 1875.[6] [7] [8][9][10]
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- ^ Lead Neighbourhood Summary. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Roger W. Haworth. UK Geographic Telephone STD codes with their mnemonics. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ a b Seathwaite (Duddon Valley) Cumbria the Lake District.. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Stuart Rae (cites book by Robert Gambles). Lake District Walks and Photos. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Gambles, Robert (1985). Lake District Place-names, 2, Yorkshire: Dalesman, 64. ISBN 085206814X.
- ^ Newfield Inn - Seathwaite Broughton in Furness Cumbria. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Pubs, shop and Refreshments. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Newfield Inn, Seathwaite, Duddon Valley. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Leisure Guide - Lake District", ISBN 0 86145 192 9, Page 57, Gives information on Holy Trinity Church.
- ^ www.achurchnearyou.com. Gives information on Holy Trinity Church.
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