Grasmere (village)

Grasmere
Village
Grasmere
Grasmere is located in Cumbria
Grasmere
Grasmere
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY335074
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAMBLESIDE
Postcode districtLA22
Dialling code015394
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°27′29″N 3°01′29″W / 54.45809°N 3.024588°W / 54.45809; -3.024588
Grasmere village and lake as seen from the fell of Stone Arthur

Grasmere is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lakes, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, and situated in the centre of the Lake District and named after its adjacent lake. Grasmere lies within the historic county of Westmorland. The Ambleside and Grasmere ward had an estimated population of 4,592 in 2019.[2] William and Dorothy Wordsworth, the 'Lake Poets', lived in Grasmere for 14 years and called it "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found."[3]

  1. ^ "Parish council - Lakes Parish Council". 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ City Population. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ A Farewell. Retrieved 2 December 2013