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'''Grange''', also known as '''Grange in Borrowdale''', is a small, picturesque village in the [[Borrowdale Valley]], approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of [[Keswick]]. It is connected via the B5289 road, which runs parallel with [[Derwentwater]] and continues on to the village of [[Borrowdale]], [[Honister Pass]] and eventually [[Buttermere]] and [[Crummock Water]]. It lies at the bottom of the valley, surrounded by [[Maiden Moor]] (575m) and [[High Spy]] (646m) on the west, [[Castle Crag]] (290m) to the south and [[Grange Fell]] (415m) to the east. The village is accessed by the double-arched stone bridge over the [[River Derwent]], built in 1675<ref>[https://www.keswick.org/explore/villagesaroundkeswick/grange-in-borrowdale Grange in Borrowdale] Keswick.org. Retrieved 17 February, 2023.</ref> There are places to stay here and a small cafe provides a rest stop and gastronomical delights for the weary walker and cyclist. |
'''Grange''', also known as '''Grange in Borrowdale''', is a small, picturesque village in the [[Borrowdale Valley]], approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of [[Keswick]]. It is connected via the B5289 road, which runs parallel with [[Derwentwater]] and continues on to the village of [[Borrowdale]], [[Honister Pass]] and eventually [[Buttermere]] and [[Crummock Water]]. It lies at the bottom of the valley, surrounded by [[Maiden Moor]] (575m) and [[High Spy]] (646m) on the west, [[Castle Crag]] (290m) to the south and [[Grange Fell]] (415m) to the east. The village is accessed by the double-arched stone bridge over the [[River Derwent]], built in 1675<ref>[https://www.keswick.org/explore/villagesaroundkeswick/grange-in-borrowdale Grange in Borrowdale] Keswick.org. Retrieved 17 February, 2023.</ref> There are places to stay here and a small cafe provides a rest stop and gastronomical delights for the weary walker and cyclist. |
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The andesite lava boulder known as the [[Bowder Stone]] is a popular tourist attraction located just 1 mile to south, the National Trust car park of which is accessed from B5289 and provides a few spaces to explore the surrounding area. The stone weighs around 2,000 tonnes, is 9 metres high, 15 metres across and seems to be perfectly balanced on its narrowest tip, the position it was last dumped around 13,500 to 10,000 years ago.<ref>Hodgson, E. (2007). '''The Bowder Stone - A History''. Carlisle: P3 Publications. p.35. ISBN 978-0-9547739-8-4</ref> The Borrowdale Valley is at it narrowest here, getting the epithet Jaws of Borrowdale, and its easy to see why as the road snakes it way through the dramatic and beautiful gorge. To the north is the wooded [[Manesty Park]] and [[Brandlehow Park]], both with easy-going gravel paths that are part of the 10-mile circular route around the lake. Superb views are offered across [[Abbots Bay]] towards Keswick and the dominating heights of [[Skiddaw]] (931m) beyond. |
The andesite lava boulder known as the [[Bowder Stone]] is a popular tourist attraction located just 1 mile to south, the National Trust car park of which is accessed from B5289 and provides a few spaces to explore the surrounding area. The stone weighs around 2,000 tonnes, is 9 metres high, 15 metres across and seems to be perfectly balanced on its narrowest tip, the position it was last dumped around 13,500 to 10,000 years ago.<ref>Hodgson, E. (2007). '''The Bowder Stone - A History''. Carlisle: P3 Publications. p.35. ISBN 978-0-9547739-8-4</ref> The Borrowdale Valley is at it narrowest here, getting the epithet Jaws of Borrowdale, and its easy to see why as the road snakes it way through the dramatic and beautiful gorge. To the north is the wooded [[Manesty Park]] and [[Brandlehow Park]], both with easy-going gravel paths that are part of the 10-mile circular route around the lake. Superb views are offered across [[Abbots Bay]] towards Keswick and the dominating heights of [[Skiddaw]] (931m) beyond. |
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Revision as of 11:57, 22 February 2023
Template:Location-links Grange, also known as Grange in Borrowdale, is a small, picturesque village in the Borrowdale Valley, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Keswick. It is connected via the B5289 road, which runs parallel with Derwentwater and continues on to the village of Borrowdale, Honister Pass and eventually Buttermere and Crummock Water. It lies at the bottom of the valley, surrounded by Maiden Moor (575m) and High Spy (646m) on the west, Castle Crag (290m) to the south and Grange Fell (415m) to the east. The village is accessed by the double-arched stone bridge over the River Derwent, built in 1675[1] There are places to stay here and a small cafe provides a rest stop and gastronomical delights for the weary walker and cyclist.
Nearby
The andesite lava boulder known as the Bowder Stone is a popular tourist attraction located just 1 mile to south, the National Trust car park of which is accessed from B5289 and provides a few spaces to explore the surrounding area. The stone weighs around 2,000 tonnes, is 9 metres high, 15 metres across and seems to be perfectly balanced on its narrowest tip, the position it was last dumped around 13,500 to 10,000 years ago.[2] The Borrowdale Valley is at it narrowest here, getting the epithet Jaws of Borrowdale, and its easy to see why as the road snakes it way through the dramatic and beautiful gorge. To the north is the wooded Manesty Park and Brandlehow Park, both with easy-going gravel paths that are part of the 10-mile circular route around the lake. Superb views are offered across Abbots Bay towards Keswick and the dominating heights of Skiddaw (931m) beyond.
Etymology
The word grange comes from Middle English graunge, which is borrowed from Old French grange meaning granary, barn or a small farm. Also from the Latin grānum, which means grain.[3] Grange is associated with a surnames and place names, with slight variations through the years but ultimately meaning the same: A "group of farms, small village," (c.1300); "a granary or barn" (early 14c.); "outlying buildings of a monastic or other estate" (late 14c.) and a "small farm" (mid-15c.).[4] This ties in with the local history where during medieval times the monks of Furness Abbey built a monastic grange here