Townend is a 17th-century house located in
Troutbeck, in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Lakes, near
Windermere
Windermere (sometimes tautologically called Windermere Lake to distinguish it from the nearby town of Windermere) is the largest natural lake in England. More than 11 miles (18 km) in length, and almost 1 mile (1.5 km) at its wides ...
,
Cumbria
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, England, and in the ownership of the
National Trust
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. It was donated to the Trust in 1948. Prior to this it was the home of the Browne family, local farmers, for 400 years. Although not the sort of
stately home usually associated with the National Trust, it provides an insight into the life of a reasonably wealthy farming family. It is a
grade I listed building
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.
References
External links
Papers of several generations of the Browne family of Townend, Troutbeck, at Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal
Country houses in Cumbria
National Trust properties in the Lake District
Historic house museums in Cumbria
Grade I listed houses in Cumbria
South Lakeland District
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