Towns & cities · North West England
Grasmere
Grasmere — village in Cumbria, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Grasmere is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: LA22. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cumbria, England". Coordinates: 54.4581°, -3.0246°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. William and Dorothy Wordsworth, the 'Lake Poets', lived in Grasmere for 14 years and called it "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found."
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- Coordinates
- 54.4581, -3.0246
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Lakes
- Postcode
- LA22
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Official site
- democracy.southlakeland.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q920253 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grasmere (village) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Grasmere 2, Cumbria - June 2009.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grasmere?
- Grasmere is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA22), in the parish of Lakes.
- Is Grasmere a protected site?
- Yes — Grasmere is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Grasmere free to visit?
- Yes, Grasmere is free to enter.
- How do I get to Grasmere?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LA22. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.