Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the
Furness area of
Cumbria, England. They are located in the
Lake District
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests, and mountains (or ''fells''), and its associations with William Wordswor ...
between the village 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 to the east of the villages.
The two are famous for their association with
Beatrix Potter. She lived at
Hill Top Farm
Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof. The house was once the home of children's author and ill ...
in Near Sawrey,
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 Tale of Tom Kitten'' is a children's book, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was released by Frederick Warne & Co. in September 1907. The tale is about manners and how children react to them. Tabitha Twitchit, a cat, invites f ...
'', ''
The Fairy Caravan
''The Fairy Caravan'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published in 1929 by Alexander McKay in Philadelphia. As noted by Leslie Linder, "Potter did not wish for an English edition of ''The Fairy Caravan'' ...
'', ''
The Pie and the Patty Pan'' and ''
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
''The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in July 1908. Potter composed the book at Hill Top, a working farm in the Lake District s ...
''.
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 that time). Near Sawrey contains a pub, while Far Sawrey has the parish church, a hotel and pub. The village shop ceased to function as a post office about 2003 and then ceasing to be a shop around 2010.
There are waymarked paths between the ferry and Beatrix Potter's house which largely avoid walking on the public roads.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Claife
Claife is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains 45 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, four are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three gra ...
References
External links
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Cumbria County History Trust: Claife(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Near Sawrey at the Cumbria DirectoryFar Sawrey at the Cumbria DirectoryStreaming web cam of Windermere from Far Sawrey slip
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Villages in Cumbria
South Lakeland District
Beatrix Potter