. Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose . many an insulated mass,The native bulwarks of the pass,Huge as the tower which builders vainPresumptuous piled on Shinars plain. GRASMERE LAKE AND VILLAGE,—WESTMORLAND. The parish of Grasmere, anciently written Gresmere and Grismere, a name derivedfrom the grise, or wild swine, that formerly abounded in these parts, was once a chapelryattached to Kendal, but is now a rectory. In the reign of Henry VIII., the right ofadvowson was s
. Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose . many an insulated mass,The native bulwarks of the pass,Huge as the tower which builders vainPresumptuous piled on Shinars plain. GRASMERE LAKE AND VILLAGE,—WESTMORLAND. The parish of Grasmere, anciently written Gresmere and Grismere, a name derivedfrom the grise, or wild swine, that formerly abounded in these parts, was once a chapelryattached to Kendal, but is now a rectory. In the reign of Henry VIII., the right ofadvowson was sold by the crown to Alan Bellingham, who afterwards disposed of it for£100 to the Flemings of Rydal. The church is a burial place of the last-named family. The lake of Grasmere, situated at the lower end of a valley, whence it obtains itsname, is about four miles in circumference. From whatever point it is viewed, nearly thewhole of this lake can be seen at once. A small green island partially covered withwood adorns the centre, and the head is decorated with the church and village of Gras-mere, behind which rises the lofty pyramidal hill called Helm -
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