Threlkeld
Threlkeld is a village in the Lake District , east of Keswick . It lies at the southern foot of the Blencathra , one of the more famous mountains in the northern Lake District and north of the Glenderamackin .
Traces of settlement in the vicinity of the place go back to the Iron Age . The name of the place is said to be derived from the Old Norse language .
Granite was quarried at Threlkeld Quarry from 1870 to 1982 . The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is near the village on the opposite side of the valley at the base of Clough Head .
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway stopped at Threlkeld .
The Blease Gill , here called Kilnhow Beck in the lower reaches, flows through Threlkeld.
Web links
Commons : Threlkeld - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Threlkeld website ( Memento of September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Threlkeld - History and pictures from the Threlkeld Primary School homepage
- Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum
Coordinates: 54 ° 37 ′ N , 3 ° 3 ′ W