Wythop
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 39 ′ N , 3 ° 16 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 40 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | Cockermouth | ||
| ZIP code section | CA13 | ||
| prefix | 017687 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | North West England | ||
| Shire county | Cumbria | ||
| District | Allerdale | ||
| Civil Parish | Wythop | ||
| British Parliament | Copeland | ||
Wythop is a municipality in the Borough of Allerdale the county of Cumbria in England .
geography
The administrative unit is located in the Lake District between Cockermouth and Keswick , two kilometers from the hamlets of Dubwath in the parish of Setmurthy and Wythop Mill in Embleton .
Lookout point and structures
The Beck Wythop promontory was selected by Thomas West as one of his four "stops" for viewing Bassenthwaite Lake .
There are a total of five buildings in the municipality, which are registered in the National Heritage List for England. Including Wythop Hall , a manor house and the associated stables, date from the mid-16th century. In addition, there is a former fort at the top of Castle How, a rocky hill that rises steeply above the west bank of Bassenthwaite Lake .
literature
- Ron George: A Cumberland valley - a history of the parish of Lorton . Bovate Publications, Hertford 2003, ISBN 0-9733239-0-6 (English).
Web links
- Wythop on cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk (English)
- Wythop on visionofbritain.org.uk (English)
- Wythop on genuki.org.uk (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parish Profiles - Parish to Ward Population Lookup Table - Census 2011. (English)
- ^ Grevel Lindop: A Literary Guide to the Lake District. London 1993, p. 201. (English)
- ↑ Wythop Hall and adjoining former stables - National Heritage List for England, accessed March 3, 2020.
- ↑ Castle How hillfort - National Heritage List for England, accessed March 3, 2020. (English)