Historic houses · North East England
Derwent Island House
Derwent Island House — Grade II listed house on Derwent Island, Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry · 6.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Derwent Island House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade II listed house on Derwent Island, Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.5912°, -3.1448°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BORROWDALE RAINFOREST
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Derwent Island House (often called Derwent Isle House) is a Grade II listed 18th-century Italianate house situated on the seven-acre (three-hectare) Derwent Island, Derwent Water, Keswick, Cumbria, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It is leased as a private home, but is open to the public five days a year. The interior is neoclassical in style.
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Background
History
Derwent Island was owned by Fountains Abbey and used by monks, but with the dissolution of the monasteries, it became property of the Crown in 1539. In 1569 it was sold to the Company of Mines Royal a subsidiary of a German mining company. The German miners built a camp on the island where they kept animals, grew vegetables and brewed beer. In 1778 Joseph Pocklington bought the island (then known as Vicar's Island) from Miles Ponsonby for £300. He built a house, boathouse, fort and battery, and Druid circle folly on the land. The house was one of the earliest villas to be built in the Lake District, an entry in Pocklington's notebooks suggests that he saw a house on Belle Isle (in nearby…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5912, -3.1448
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Keswick
- Postcode
- CA12 5DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry — 6.8 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5263335 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Derwent Island House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Derwent Island House.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Derwent Island House?
- Derwent Island House is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA12 5DL), in the parish of Keswick.
- Is Derwent Island House a listed building?
- Derwent Island House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Derwent Island House a protected site?
- Yes — Derwent Island House is part of the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BORROWDALE RAINFOREST National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Derwent Island House?
- The nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry, about 6.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA12 5DL.