Troutbeck is a hamlet within
Cumbria
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, England, a few miles to the west of
Penrith. It was previously in the county of
Cumberland. It lies within the
Lake District
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, the
civil parish
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of
Hutton, and the
unitary authority
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of
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal ...
Great Mell Fell is situated immediately to the east of Troutbeck. It is open-access land which belongs to the
National Trust.
There are five Roman temporary or marching camps just to the north of Troutbeck, adjoining the A66 Roman road.
The place-name 'Troutbeck' is first attested in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332, where it appears as ''Troutbek''. The name means '
trout stream'. The stream the
Trout Beck heads towards it and then veers west where it joins the
River Glenderamackin less than half a mile to the west of
Hutton Moor End.
[ Eilert Ekwall, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.481.]
Tourism
Located within Troutbeck is the Troutbeck Inn, Sportsman Inn, several Guest Houses/B&Bs, a camp, and a
Caravan Club site.
Transport
Situated approximately 10 miles west of
Penrith and just south of the
A66, Troutbeck can be reached by car.
Its railway station on the former
Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (CK&PR) was an English railway company incorporated by act of Parliament (UK), act of Parliament on 1 August 1861, to build a line connecting the town of Cockermouth with the London and North Western ...
is now closed. The closest station is
Penrith.
References
External links
The Horse and Farrier, 18th Century Inn Near Troutbeck, EdenLake District Walks
Hamlets in Cumbria
Hutton, Cumbria
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