. The earth and its inhabitants ... ô4^ has naturally become the principal head-quarters for tourists. Amongst the spotsmost frequently visited are the Falls of Lodore, near the head of the lake,immortalised by Southeys well-known lines commencing— How does the water come down at Lodore ? Greta Hall, where Southey lived from 1803 till the time of his death, stands nearKeswick. The Upper Derwent, in its course to Derwentwater, flows through thebeautiful valley of Borrowdale, which formerly, before the mines in Siberia hadbeen discovered, supplied the best wadd, or plumbago, for the manufacture.
. The earth and its inhabitants ... ô4^ has naturally become the principal head-quarters for tourists. Amongst the spotsmost frequently visited are the Falls of Lodore, near the head of the lake,immortalised by Southeys well-known lines commencing— How does the water come down at Lodore ? Greta Hall, where Southey lived from 1803 till the time of his death, stands nearKeswick. The Upper Derwent, in its course to Derwentwater, flows through thebeautiful valley of Borrowdale, which formerly, before the mines in Siberia hadbeen discovered, supplied the best wadd, or plumbago, for the manufacture. DUEHAM. 289 of lead pencils. The Bovvder Stone—a huge erratic block, weighing 2,000 tons—lies at the entrance to this valley. The Derwent, below Keswick, flows through Bassenthwaite Water, and thenenters the manufacturing town of Cockennouth, prettily situated at its confluencewith the Cocker. There are cotton, woollen, and paper mills. The ruins ofthe castle, dismantled in 1648, are very extensive. Cockermoulh was the birthplaceof Wordsworth. The only towns which remain to be noticed are Wigton, 10 miles to the southof Carlisle, which has a Quakers Academy, and Alston, in the extreme east of thecounty, on the Southern Tyne, which belongs geographically to Northumber-land, and is known for its lead mines, the property of Greenwich Hospital. Durham, bounded on the south by the Tees, and on the north by the Tyne andits tributary Derwent, is traversed in its centre by the Wear. It is occupied toa large extent by heathy moorlands, but the valleys and the south-eastern portionof the
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