Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
Greta Hall
Greta Hall — listed building in Keswick.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry · 6.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Greta Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "listed building in Keswick". Coordinates: 54.6039°, -3.1390°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Greta Hall is a house in Keswick in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey.
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Background
Description
The official address of Greta Hall is Main Street, Keswick, but it is located some 150 metres to the north east of the road on higher ground. The house is described by Historic England:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6039, -3.1390
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Keswick
- Postcode
- CA12 5ND
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry — 6.1 km
- Official site
- www.derwentart.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q15978999 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Greta Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Greta Hall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Greta Hall?
- Greta Hall is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA12 5ND), in the parish of Keswick.
- Is Greta Hall a listed building?
- Greta Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Greta Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Greta Hall is part of the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Greta Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA12 5ND.