Wythop | |
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![]() Wythop Beck and Eskin farm | |
Population | 40 [1] |
OS grid reference | NY182290 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COCKERMOUTH |
Postcode district | CA13 |
Dialling code | 017687 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Wythop is a civil parish in the north of Cumbria, England, between Cockermouth and Keswick. Population details are no longer maintained and can be found included in the parish of Embleton
Wythop is within one mile of the hamlets of Dubwath (in the parish of Setmurthy) and Wythop Mill (in Embleton).
Administratively Wythop forms part of the district of Allerdale.
Etymology and structure
[edit]- 'Wythop' is " 'withy valley', cf. 'wīðig', 'hop' " (from the Old English).[2] 'Wīðig','withy' means 'willow', 'hop' means 'a small enclosed valley'; so 'Wythop' is the 'valley of willow trees'.
- Alfred Wainwright stressed the unique nature of Wythop valley, in that instead of rising to a crest it fell away to the declinity of Bassenthwaite Lake.[3] However he also made the point that "its scenery is in no way freakish. Here is a charming and secluded natural sanctuary in an idyllic setting".[4]
Viewpoint
[edit]The promontory of Beck Wythop was selected by Thomas West as one of his four 'stations' for viewing Bassenthwaite Lake.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Parish Profiles – Parish to Ward Population Lookup Table – Census 2011.
- ^ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi. Vol. Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 457.
- ^ A Wainwright, Wainwright in the Valleys of Lakeland (London 1996) p. 150
- ^ A Wainwright, The North-Western Fells (Kendall 1964) Sale Fell 3
- ^ G Lindop, A Literary Guide to the Lake District (London 1993) p. 201
External links
[edit]Media related to Wythop at Wikimedia Commons
- Cumbria County History Trust: Wythop (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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