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Ambleside in Westmorland County England History and GeographyAMBLESIDE, a market town and parochial chapelry partly in the parish of WINDERMERE, but chiefly in the parish of GRASSMERE, KENDAL ward, county of WESTMORLAND, 25 miles (W.S.W) from Appleby, and 274½ (N.W. by N.) from London, containing 838 inhabitants. The name, anciently written Hamelside, is probably derived from the Saxon Hamol, signifying a sheltered habitation. It is situated near the site of a Roman station of considerable extent, supposed by Horsley to have been the Dictis of the 'Notitia:' the earth-works of this fortress remain, and various Roman relics and foundations of buildings have been discovered. The town stands on the acclivity of a steep eminence near the northern extremity of the lake Windermere, on which regattas are occasionally held; it consists chiefly of one street, lighted with oil, but not paved; the houses, though detached and irregular, are well built. There are a few manufactories for linsey-woolsey. The market day is Wednesday; the fairs are held on Whit-Wednesday, and the 13th and 29th of October, to which a court of pie-powder is attached. The inhabitants received a charter in the reign of Charles II., under the authority of which they elect a mayor annually on Christmas-eve, but he does not possess magisterial authority, the town being entirely within the jurisdiction of the county magistrates, who hold a petty session monthly. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry of Richmond, and diocese of Chester, endowed with £200 private benefaction, £400 royal bounty, and £600 parliamentary grant. Sir R. Fleming, Bart. was patron in 1795. The chapel which stands in that part of the town which is in the parish of Grassmere, exhibits some portions of ancient architecture, with many modern inscrtions. The free grammar school was founded and endowed by John Kelsick, in 1''21; the annual revenue is about £127, which, deducting £20 for taxes, is paid to the master, who has also a house rent free. Two Sunday schools are supported by subscription. A little below the town is the beautiful waterfall, called Stockgill Force. Bernard Gilpin, sirnamed the northern apostle, was born at Kentinere, and Judge Wilson, at Troutbeck, near this town. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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