Patterdale
| Patterdale | |
|---|---|
| Village and parish | |
 The Patterdale valley seen fromHartsop Dodd | |
  Patterdale Location in the formerEden District  Patterdale Location withinCumbria | |
| Population | 501(2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NY3915 |
| Civil parish |
|
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA11 |
| Dialling code | 017684 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Patterdale(Saint Patrick's Dale) is a small village andcivil parishin the eastern part of the EnglishLake DistrictinCumbria,in the traditional county ofWestmorland,and the long valley in which they are found, also called theUllswaterValley. The parish had a population of 460 in 2001,[2]increasing to 501 at the 2011 Census.[1]
The poetWilliam Wordsworthlived in youth near Patterdale and his autobiographical poemThe Preludenarrates in Book 1 such childhood activities as fishing in the lake from a stolen boat. The village is now the start point for a number of popularhill-walks,most notably theStriding Edgepath up toHelvellyn.Otherfellsthat can be reached from the valley includePlace Fell,High Street,Glenridding Dodd,most of the peaks in theHelvellyn range,FairfieldandSt Sunday Crag,andRed ScreesandStony Cove Pikeat the very end of the valley, standing either side of theKirkstone Passwhich is the road toAmbleside.
Further up the valley to the north is the lake ofUllswaterwithGowbarrow FellandHallin Felloverlooking it. The onlytarnin the valley isBrothers Water,one of the first places in the Lakes to be acquired by theNational Trust.The only other village in the valley isGlenridding.Patterdale village has ayouth hostel,a church, a primary school and a hotel. In summer it can get quite busy, but not so much as Glenridding. Patterdale is considered to be a walkers' valley, and in factAlfred Wainwrightstated that it was his favourite valley in the Lake District as it is relatively undisturbed by tourism.
AlongsideGlenridding,Patterdale was also badly affected byStorm Desmondin December 2015.
Local government
[edit]Thecivil parishof Patterdale also includes the villages ofGlenriddingandHartsop.As well as the southern end ofUllswater,it also includes the smaller lake ofBrothers Water.
From 1894 to 1934, the parish was part of theWest Ward Rural District,then was transferred to the newly createdLakes Urban District,finally becoming part ofEden Districtin 1974, under theLocal Government Act 1972.In 2023, Eden District was abolished and absorbed into the newly createdWestmorland and Furnessunitary authority area.
The parish was once an outlying part ofBarton,which is about 10 miles (16 km) from Patterdale.
Geography
[edit]TheA592 road,WindermeretoPenrith,crosses the southern boundary of the parish at thecolof theKirkstone Pass.The A592 continues north crossing the northern boundary of the parish at Glencoyne Bridge, having covered 7.2 road miles (11.6 km) and 6.7 miles (10.8 km)as the crow flies.[3]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^abUK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Patterdale Parish (E04002566)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved18 April2021.
- ^UK Census(2001)."Local Area Report – Patterdale Parish (16UF057)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved18 April2021.
- ^"Location Map".
External links
[edit]
- Cumbria County History Trust: Patterdale with Hartsop(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Video and commentary on St Patrick's Holy Well
- PatterdalePAST- Local History, including genealogical sources, old photographs, war memorial biographies, old maps and much more]
- Patterdale C of E Primary School website
- Patterdale Parish Boundary Walk
- Patterdale Village Store and Post Office
- Patterdale Dog Day Annual Sheep Dog Trials
- Patterdale Hall Adventure Learning Centre
- Patterdale War Memorial Information
- Patterdale Community Flood Group website
- Map sourcesfor Patterdale
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
