Near and Far Sawrey

Near and Far Sawrey
Near Sawrey
Near and Far Sawrey Near and Far Sawrey shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD368957
Civil parish	Claife
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AMBLESIDE
Postcode district	LA22
Dialling code	015394
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°21′11″N 2°58′19″W / 54.353°N 2.972°W / 54.353; -2.972

Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria. Historically part of Lancashire, they are located in the Lake District between the town of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere. The two lie on the B5285, which runs from Hawkshead to the west bank of the Windermere Ferry, a car ferry across Windermere one mile to the east of the villages.

The two are famous for their association with Beatrix Potter. She lived at Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey,^[1] first arriving at age 30 in 1896. A number of sites in the villages were used in her books such as The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Fairy Caravan, The Pie and the Patty Pan and The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.

The villages date from at least the 14th century, when Near Sawrey was known as 'Sourer', becoming 'Narr Sawrey' by the 17th century (suggesting that Far Sawrey must have been in existence by this time). Near Sawrey contains a pub, while Far Sawrey has the parish church, a hotel, pub and village shop. The village shop ceased to function as a post office about 2003.

There are waymarked paths between the ferry and Beatrix Potter's house which largely avoid walking on the public roads.

References

↑ "Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

External links

Media related to Near and Far Sawrey at Wikimedia Commons
Near Sawrey at the Cumbria Directory
Far Sawrey at the Cumbria Directory
Streaming web cam of Windermere from Far Sawrey slip

Beatrix Potter

The Tales	The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tailor of Gloucester The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Two Bad Mice The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit The Story of Miss Moppet The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies The Tale of Ginger and Pickles The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes The Tale of Mr. Tod The Tale of Pigling Bland Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Other books	Tom Kitten's Painting Book Jemima Puddle-Duck's Painting Book Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 The Fairy Caravan Sister Anne Wag-by-Wall The Tale of the Faithful Dove The Sly Old Cat The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots

Other media	The Tales of Beatrix Potter The Tailor of Gloucester The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Miss Potter Beswick Pottery The Game of Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit

People	Annie Moore Norman Warne Hardwicke Rawnsley Charlie McIntosh Leslie Linder Judy Taylor

Locations	Hill Top, Cumbria Beatrix Potter Gallery Near and Far Sawrey Dalguise Lake District Derwentwater St Herbert's Island Little Town, Cumbria Newlands Church Newlands Valley Hawkshead Keswick, Cumbria Carleton Crematorium and Cemetery Armitt Library Esthwaite Water Sawrey Near Sawrey Melford Hall Moss Eccles Tarn

Characters	Peter Rabbit Mr. McGregor Benjamin Bunny Jemima Puddle-Duck Mrs. Tittlemouse Mr. Tod Tabitha Twitchit

Publishers	Frederick Warne & Co David McKay The Horn Book Magazine

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