Mirehouse

This article is about the house. For the place in Copeland, see Mirehouse, Copeland. For people named Mirehouse, see Mirehouse (surname). For the proposed station, see Mirehouse railway station.

Mirehouse
Mirehouse
Mirehouse is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Mirehouse
Mirehouse
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Mirehouse is located in Cumbria
Mirehouse
Mirehouse
Location in Cumbria, England
General information
StatusGrade II* listed[1]
TypeStately home
LocationBassenthwaite, Cumbria, UK
Coordinates54°38′41″N 3°11′30″W / 54.6446°N 3.1916°W / 54.6446; -3.1916
Construction started1666
OwnerThe Spedding Family
Website
https://www.mirehouse.co.uk/

Mirehouse is a 17th-century house to the north of Keswick in Cumbria,[2] at the foot of Dodd, near Bassenthwaite Lake and St Bega's Church, on the A591 road. Although still a family home it and its grounds are open to the public and in 1999 won the award for 'Best Heritage Property for Families in the UK'.[3]

  1. ^ "Mirehouse , Bassenthwaite - 1326263 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Mirehouse & Gardens". Cumbria's Living Heritage. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ Reynard, Keith (2003). Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the UK. Routledge. p. 1289. ISBN 978-0851424736.