Which village lies to the north of Esthwaite Water, William Wordsworth was educated at the grammar school there?
"derives its name from the stables owned by the Abbey. Hawkshead grew to be an important wool market in medieval times and later as a market town after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1532. It was granted its first market charter by King James I in 1608. In 1585, Hawkshead Grammar School was established by Archbishop Edwin Sandys of York after he successfully petitioned Queen Elizabeth I for a charter to establish a governing body. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Hawkshead became a village of important local stature. Poet William Wordsworth was educated at Hawkshead Grammar School, whilst"
"the public. The local primary school, Heversham St Peters, used to be next to the church but was moved to Leasgill due to the fact that the toilets were right above the village water supply. It is a mixed school for pupils aged 4 to 11, and contains about 100 pupils. Sir Winston Churchill once visited the village and commented on the glorious view which can be seen from the top of the head which looks out towards the estuary. William Wordsworth often travelled through the village, and it is known that he gained inspiration from and wrote the poem"
"favourite walking spot for William Wordsworth, and were the backdrop for Beatrix Potter's story "" 'The Fairy Caravan' "". Graythwaite Hall Graythwaite Hall, near Hawkshead, Cumbria in the Lake District of England is the home of the Sandys family. The gardens within the grounds are open to the public from early April until mid August, However, the hall is closed to the public. One of the more famous members of the family was Edwin Sandys, who was Archbishop of York (1576–88) and was founder of Hawkshead Grammar School which William Wordsworth attended. The hall dates from the 17th century and"
"Bishop Wordsworth's School Bishop Wordsworth's School is a Church of England boys' grammar school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for boys aged 11 to 18. The school is regularly amongst the top-performing schools in England, and in 2010 was the school with the best results in the English Baccalaureate. It was granted academy status in March 2011 and is an Additional Member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It is located on the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral, adjacent to the Cathedral School. It has five houses, Poore, Osmund, Jewell, Martival and Ward (all named after former Bishops of Salisbury). Its full name"
"Oughterside Oughterside is a village in the Allerdale District, in the English county of Cumbria. Nearby settlements include the town of Aspatria and the villages of Hayton and Prospect. For transport there is the A596 road nearby. Oughterside is 2.1 miles away from Aspatria and is 6 miles from Cockermouth, the birthplace of William Wordsworth. The village is home to the Manor house that caters for tourists throughout the year. Carlisle is the closest city to Oughterside that offers transport links to other locations across the UK through the railway network. Oughterside is located on the North Western edge of"
"Rydal Mount Rydal Mount is a house in the small village of Rydal, near Ambleside in the English Lake District. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth from 1813 to his death in 1850. It is currently operated as a writer's home museum. Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth in Cumberland in 1770, and knew the Lake District well from his childhood. He moved away to study at the University of Cambridge in 1787, and then travelled in Britain and Europe for 12 years. He spent over 8 years at Dove Cottage in nearby Grasmere from"
"Stratford awaiting his resurrection for up to 15 years when they were dispersed by the local militia. Joseph Bosworth (1788–1876), scholar of Old English, author of the first Anglo-Saxon dictionary, and Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford from 1858 to 1876, was parish priest of St. Giles from 1858. More recent former residents are Paul Daniels, magician, Peter Woodthorpe, actor, and Yana, 1950s singer (real name Pamella Guard). Water Stratford Water Stratford is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about west of Buckingham, near"
"Clatworthy Clatworthy is a village and civil parish in the West Somerset District of Somerset, England. It is situated from Wellington and four miles (6 km) from Wiveliscombe on the southern slopes of the Brendon Hills and close to the Exmoor National Park. The Clatworthy Reservoir is run by Wessex Water and has a capacity of 5,364,000 cubic metres, supplying some 200,000 homes. It impounds the head waters of the River Tone and the surrounding area is used for walking and fishing. The name of the village means the """"homestead where burdock grows"""". The name appears in the Doomesday Book,"
"Walsworth Walsworth was originally a village about a mile north east of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. It has now been incorporated into the town, although it is still often referred to as a village by some locals. The Walsworth festival is held annually on Walsworth Common. Hitchin Walsworth is one of five wards for the purposes of electing councillors to North Hertfordshire District Council. The ward includes the Purwell neighbourhood, south of Walsworth, which is named after the River Purwell. Walsworth has a primary school – Highover Primary School – and a community centre. Another primary school, Purwell JMI, is"
"St Oswald's Church, Grasmere St Oswald's Church is in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is notable for its associations with the poet, William Wordsworth and his family, and for its annual ceremony of rushbearing. The first church in Grasmere was founded by Oswald of Northumbria, King of Northumbria, in 642. The present church"
"UYC also offers a sailing school program that is open to members of the general public. Just south of Pooley Bridge on the lake's eastern shore is ""Eusemere"", where anti-slavery campaigner Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846) lived; the house gives one of the best views of the lower reach of Ullswater. William and Dorothy Wordsworth were friends of Clarkson and visited on many occasions. After visiting Clarkson in April 1802, Wordsworth was inspired to write his famous poem ""Daffodils"" after seeing daffodils growing on the shores of Ullswater on his journey back to Grasmere. Wordsworth once wrote of ""Ullswater, as being, perhaps,"
"Grasmere (lake) Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It gives its name to the village of Grasmere, famously associated with the poet William Wordsworth, which lies immediately to the north of the lake. The lake is 1680 yd (1540 m) long and 700 yd (640 m) wide, covering an area of 0.24 mi² (0.62 km²). It has a maximum depth of 70 ft (21m) and an elevation above sea level of 208 ft (62 m). The lake is both fed and drained by the River Rothay, which flows through"
"portions of verse to memory, including works by Milton, Shakespeare and Spenser. William was also allowed to use his father's library. William also spent time at his mother's parents' house in Penrith, Cumberland, where he was exposed to the moors, but did not get along with his grandparents or his uncle, who also lived there. His hostile interactions with them distressed him to the point of contemplating suicide. Wordsworth was taught to read by his mother and attended, first, a tiny school of low quality in Cockermouth, then a school in Penrith for the children of upper-class families, where he"
"Husthwaite Husthwaite is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north from Easingwold. The name probably derives from the Middle English 'hous', from Old English 'hus' meaning a house and thwaite - ""a piece of land or land cleared of woods and converted to tillage"". There has been a settlement on the site since before the Norman invasion. The village was served by the Thirsk and Malton Line at a station near the Elphin Bridge. There was a Wesleyan Chapel built in 1841 in the village, now private residence. A new"
"Seat In A Yew-Tree."" Wordsworth also mentions it in his Prelude in line 267: ""Make green peninsulas on Esthwaite's Lake"", and also at line 570: ""From Esthwaite's neighbouring lake the splitting ice"". The poem ""The vale of Esthwaite"" (1787) was Wordsworth's first effort at sustained composition. Esthwaite is notable as one of the most nutrient rich of the mesotrophic lakes in Cumbria. As well as the more common British species of the genus Potamogeton, Najas flexilis is also present. Esthwaite Water Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District national park in northern"
"glass artist was born in the village in 1731. Husthwaite Husthwaite is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north from Easingwold. The name probably derives from the Middle English 'hous', from Old English 'hus' meaning a house and thwaite - ""a piece of land or land cleared of woods and converted to tillage"". There has been a settlement on the site since before the Norman invasion. The village was served by the Thirsk and Malton Line at a station near the Elphin Bridge. There was a Wesleyan Chapel built in"
"Roadwater Roadwater is a village south-west of Williton, on the northern edge of the Exmoor National Park, in Somerset, England. The village was formerly known as ""Rode"" and had a mill by 1243. During the 18th and 19th centuries there were a large number of mills set beside the Washford River. Manor Mills survives and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. An Ebenezer Chapel was built in 1842, which was succeeded by the current Methodist chapel in 1907 as part of a strong temperance movement which began in 1868 under the influence of the"
"the chancel was rebuilt and the tower altered between 1860 and 1883. Clatworthy Clatworthy is a village and civil parish in the West Somerset District of Somerset, England. It is situated from Wellington and four miles (6 km) from Wiveliscombe on the southern slopes of the Brendon Hills and close to the Exmoor National Park. The Clatworthy Reservoir is run by Wessex Water and has a capacity of 5,364,000 cubic metres, supplying some 200,000 homes. It impounds the head waters of the River Tone and the surrounding area is used for walking and fishing. The name of the village means"
"Wordsworth."" Abbott died in Darlington in 1854. Thomas Eastoe Abbott Thomas Eastoe Abbott (born 23 November 1786, baptised 29 November 1786 – 18 February 1854) was an English poet. Abbott was born and baptised in East Dereham, Norfolk, the son of John Abbott and Susannah Eastoe, who married in East Dereham on 13 November 1777. He worked for the Inland Revenue for many years, and was a warden of the Royal Free Grammar School in Darlington. His poems were described by William Hylton Dyer Longstaffe as ""written with great simplicity of language, full of genuine patriotism and Christianity; some of"
"by Mary Henderson (née Wordsworth), William's great great granddaughter. It remains in the ownership of the Wordsworth family, and has been opened to the public since 1970. Rydal Mount Rydal Mount is a house in the small village of Rydal, near Ambleside in the English Lake District. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth from 1813 to his death in 1850. It is currently operated as a writer's home museum. Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth in Cumberland in 1770, and knew the Lake District well from his childhood. He moved away to study at the"
"the bounds of Satterthwaite. In order to found the school the parish set up a building fund, notable for the donation of 1 shilling made by the famous poet William Wordsworth. Satterthwaite and Rusland National School, the name under which it was founded, could accommodate 100 pupils, although the student count never exceeded 80. The building and grounds were large, including a spacious nine-roomed house attached for the master. In 1855 a government inspector described the school as ""the best country school in the country"", whilst other reports say that the pupils excelled in mathematics and were also reciting poetry"
"Graythwaite Hall Graythwaite Hall, near Hawkshead, Cumbria in the Lake District of England is the home of the Sandys family. The gardens within the grounds are open to the public from early April until mid August, However, the hall is closed to the public. One of the more famous members of the family was Edwin Sandys, who was Archbishop of York (1576–88) and was founder of Hawkshead Grammar School which William Wordsworth attended. The hall dates from the 17th century and extension work was carried out in the 18th century. In 1840 some major refacing gave the hall the appearance"
"of Greenburn Bottom to the hamlet of Helmside not far from the main A591 road over Dunmail Raise. Just north of the village of Grasmere the river subsumes Easedale Gill and Sour Milk Gill, the latter flowing out of Easedale Tarn. In the village the river flows close to the churchyard where the poet Wordsworth is buried. The Rothay then flows into the head of the lake of Grasmere (elevation 208 feet/63 m). As well as replenishing Grasmere, the Rothay also drains it, flowing for just half a mile (800 m) from the southern end of the lake before replenishing"
"Closworth Closworth is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district, on the border with Dorset. The village has a population of 220. The parish includes the villages of Pendomer and Sutton Bingham, the location for Sutton Bingham Manor, Sutton Bingham Sailing Club (SBSC) and Sutton Bingham and District Canoe Club (SBDCC). It sits on a reservoir of the same name owned by Wessex Water. It has an approximate population of 25. The village was named ""Clovesuurda"" meaning """"homestead above the valley"""" in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was the"
"Armathwaite Armathwaite is a village in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria. Historically within the county of Cumberland, Armathwaite lies on the River Eden, forms part of Eden district and is served by Armathwaite railway station. The majority of the village is in Hesket civil parish but with some buildings in the parish of Ainstable. The castle on the west bank of the river was originally a pele tower with a large but undistinguished Edwardian extension. The parish church of Christ and St Mary was formerly a chapel-of-ease in the parish of Hesket-in-the-Forest and is one of the smallest parish"
"West Stafford West Stafford is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Frome valley east of Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 291. The village contains the public house 'The Wise Man Inn', and St Andrew's Church. The river Winterbourne runs beside the village and 2 miles south lies the village of West Knighton. Thomas Hardy, when training as an architect, assisted in the design of Talbothays Lodge and the cottages opposite. Reginald Bosworth Smith, schoolmaster, author and President of the Oxford Union, was born in West Stafford on 28"
"circular. No longer active, the church is looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust. English poet, translator and academic Charles Tomlinson lived in the village with his family. Bruce Chatwin, novelist and travel writer, lived in a farmhouse in the village. Ozleworth Ozleworth is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately south of Gloucester. It lies in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Ozleworth was known as ""Oslan wyrth"" in 940, derived from the Old English words ""ōsle"" + ""worth"". meaning either ""enclosure of a man named Ōsla"" or ""enclosure frequented by blackbirds"". It was listed"
"novelist Nevil Shute, was born in the village. Egloshayle Egloshayle (pronounced ""eglos-hale"" – ""eglos"" meaning church and ""heyl"" meaning estuary) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is beside the River Camel, southeast of Wadebridge. The civil parish stretches southeast from the village and includes Washaway and Sladesbridge. Egloshayle was a Bronze Age settlement and later a river port, rivalling Padstow downriver. The trade consisted of tin, clay, wool, and vegetable crops. Egloshayle is now a residential suburb of Wadebridge. Wadebridge developed in the parishes of Egloshayle and St Breock. A Vicar of"
"the Seabrooke family in 1930. The estate was acquired by Essex County Council in 1950 and is now the village's community centre. Writtle The village and civil parish of Writtle lies west of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It has a traditional village green complete with duck pond and a Norman church and was once described as 'one of the loveliest villages in England, with a ravishing variety of ancient cottages'. The village is now home to Writtle College, one of the UK's oldest and largest land-based colleges and a partner institution of the University of Essex, the grounds of which once"
"Dove Cottage Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of ""plain living, but high thinking"". During this period, William wrote much of the poetry for which he is remembered today, including his """", ""Ode to Duty"", ""My Heart Leaps Up"" and ""I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"", together with parts of his autobiographical epic, ""The Prelude"". William Wordsworth married his wife Mary"
"Rydal, Cumbria Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, church and hotel on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere. Historically part of Westmorland, Rydal is significant in the history of English Romantic literature. William Wordsworth lived at Rydal Mount from 1813 to 1850. Dr Thomas Arnold, notable headmaster of Rugby School, had a summer home at Fox How in nearby Under Loughrigg. Arnold's son, the poet Matthew Arnold, was a frequent visitor and a close friend of Wordsworth. At the northern end of Rydal Water is White Moss House, believed to"
"is the grammar school founded by them, the best filled in all England, whose flourishing state is owing to provision made by its head master, the excellent and worthy Thomas Ashton."" The school drew pupils from sons of gentry in surrounding counties, the furthest being from Buckinghamshire and half the boys were boarded at homes in the town. At Whitsuntide 1568 a noble stage play, in which Ashton was the principal actor, was performed at Shrewsbury in connection with the school. It lasted all the holidays, and was attended by a large number of people, including several noblemen and many"
"Timworth Timworth is a village and civil parish 65 miles (104km) north east of London and 26 miles (42 km) east of Cambridge in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, eastern England. Located around two miles north of Bury St Edmunds, its 2005 population was 50. At the 2011 Census the appropriate Postal Code (IP31 1HS) showed the population as being included in Ampton. The village name is Old English for ‘Enclosure of a man called *Tima’ and was mentioned in the Doomesday Book as ""Timeworda"". In the early industrial revolution the village was the setting for ""the great Gleaning"