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Near Sawrey
Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria. 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 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, 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 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.
External links
- Near Sawrey at the Cumbria Directory
- Far Sawrey at the Cumbria Directory
- Streaming web cam of Windermere from Far Sawrey slip
Coordinates: 54°21′11.37″N 2°58′21.76″W / 54.3531583°N 2.9727111°W
Beatrix Potter The Tales The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) • The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903) • The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) • The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904) • The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904) • The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905) • The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905) • The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906) • The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906) • The Story of Miss Moppet (1906) • The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907) • The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908) • The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908) • The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies (1909) • The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (1909) • The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910) • The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911) • The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912) • The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913) • Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes (1917) • The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918) • Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes (1922) • The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)
Other books Peter Rabbit's Painting Book (1911) • Tom Kitten's Painting Book (1917) • Jemima Puddle-Duck's Painting Book (1925) • Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 (1928) • The Fairy Caravan (1929) • Sister Anne (1932) • Wag-by-Wall (1944) • The Tale of the Faithful Dove (1955) • The Sly Old Cat (1971)
Other media The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971) • The Tailor of Gloucester (1989) • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992-1995) • Miss Potter (2006) • Beswick Pottery • The Game of Peter Rabbit
People Annie Moore • Norman Warne • Hardwicke Rawnsley • Charlie McIntosh • Leslie Linder • Judy Taylor • Ruth K. MacDonald
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 • Mrs. Rabbit • Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail • Mrs. Tittlemouse • Tabitha Twitchit
Publishers Frederick Warne & Co • David McKay • The Horn Book Magazine
Categories:- Villages in Cumbria
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