Mary Robinson (Maid of Buttermere)

Mary Robinson (1778 – 7 February 1837, married name Mary Harrison),[1] known as "The Maid of Buttermere", was an inn-keeper's daughter from Buttermere, Cumbria, England, who was deceived into a bigamous marriage. She is mentioned in William Wordsworth's "The Prelude".

  1. ^ "Mary Harrison (Maid of Buttermere), St Kentigern's Church, Caldbeck". www.waymarking.com. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2021.