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Ambleside is a town and former civil parish (now in the parish of Lakes) in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Westmorland and located in the Lake District National Park , the town sits at the head of Windermere , England's largest natural lake.
There is a 26-foot mural on the west wall depicting the traditional ceremony of rushbearing (which still takes place on the first Saturday in July). [4] [5] The mural was created by Gordon Ransom of the Royal College of Art when the College was evacuated to Ambleside during the Second World War.
Lakes CP incorporates within its boundaries the wards of Ambleside, the Langdales, Rydal & Loughrigg, Grasmere and Troutbeck. [ 4 ] The parish was formed in 1934 as an urban district , despite being largely rural, under a County Review Order , by a merger of Ambleside and Grasmere urban districts and parts of Windermere Urban District , South ...
The library of over 11,000 books covers the local and natural history of the Ambleside area and the wider Lake District. [3] It is an important resource for information on notable people connected with the area, including Mary Louisa Armitt , William Wordsworth , Harriet Martineau , John Ruskin , Frederic Yates , [ 5 ] Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley ...
Ambleside Former South Australian Railways regional rail General information Location Australia Operated by State Transport Authority Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley Distance 43.5 kilometres from Adelaide Platforms 1 Tracks 1 Construction Structure type Ground Other information Status Closed and demolished History Opened 1883 Closed c. 1965–66 Services Preceding station Australian Rail Track ...
Ambleside Roman Fort is situated approximately 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) south of Ambleside town centre, at the north end of Windermere, [9] upon the eastern banks of the Brathay and Rothay rivers. [10] The ruins occupy a field, known as Borrans Field, between the Brathay and Borrans Park. [9]
The University of Cumbria is a public university in Cumbria, with its headquarters in Carlisle [4] [5] and other major campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside, and London.It has roots extending back to the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, established in 1822, and the teacher training college established by Charlotte Mason in the 1890s.
Fox Ghyll or Foxghyll, earlier Fox Gill, is a historic house near Ambleside in Cumbria, England, and is a Grade II listed building. [1] It is a Regency building which seems to have been added to a much older house that was on the site. It was the home of many notable people including Thomas De Quincey over the next two centuries.