Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere. The two lie on the B5285, which runs from Hawkshead to the west bank of the Windermere Ferry, a car ferry across Windermere 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) to the east of the villages.
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 that time). Near Sawrey contains a pub, while Far Sawrey has the parish church, a hotel and pub. The village shop ceased to function as a post office around 2003 and ceased to be a shop around 2010.
There are waymarked paths between the ferry and Beatrix Potter's house, which mostly allows people to avoid walking on the public roads.
The villages are also represented on Claife Parish council. Situated between Lake Windermere and Esthwaite Water, the Parish of Claife includes the villages of Colthouse and High Wray (upper Claife) Cunsey, Far Sawrey and Near Sawrey (lower Claife).[2]
^"Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^"Claife Parish Council | Claife PCC| - HOME". claifeparishcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External linksEdit
Media related to Near and Far Sawrey at Wikimedia Commons
Cumbria County History Trust: Claife (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Streaming web cam of Windermere from Far Sawrey slip
August 29, 2023
near, sawrey, near, sawrey, sawrey, neighbouring, villages, furness, area, cumbria, england, within, boundaries, historic, county, lancashire, both, located, lake, district, between, village, hawkshead, lake, windermere, b5285, which, runs, from, hawkshead, we. Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria England Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere The two lie on the B5285 which runs from Hawkshead to the west bank of the Windermere Ferry a car ferry across Windermere 1 mile 1 6 kilometres to the east of the villages Near and Far SawreyNear SawreyBeatrix Potter s house Hill Top Near and Far SawreyLocation within CumbriaOS grid referenceSD368957Civil parishClaifeUnitary authorityWestmorland and FurnessCeremonial countyCumbriaRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townAMBLESIDEPostcode districtLA22Dialling code015394PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentWestmorland and LonsdaleList of places UK England Cumbria 54 21 11 N 2 58 19 W 54 353 N 2 972 W 54 353 2 972The two are famous for their association with Beatrix Potter She lived at Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey 1 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 The Pie and the Patty Pan 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 that time Near Sawrey contains a pub while Far Sawrey has the parish church a hotel and pub The village shop ceased to function as a post office around 2003 and ceased to be a shop around 2010 There are waymarked paths between the ferry and Beatrix Potter s house which mostly allows people to avoid walking on the public roads Contents 1 Governance 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGovernance EditSawrey is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency of which Tim Farron is the current Member of parliament representing the Liberal Democrats For Local Government purposes it is in the Coniston and Hawkshead Ward of Westmorland and Furness Council The villages are also represented on Claife Parish council Situated between Lake Windermere and Esthwaite Water the Parish of Claife includes the villages of Colthouse and High Wray upper Claife Cunsey Far Sawrey and Near Sawrey lower Claife 2 See also Edit Cumbria portalListed buildings in ClaifeReferences Edit Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey Visit Cumbria Retrieved 13 December 2015 Claife Parish Council Claife PCC HOME claifeparishcouncil org uk Retrieved 27 June 2023 External links Edit Media related to Near and Far Sawrey at Wikimedia Commons Cumbria County History Trust Claife nb provisional research only see Talk page Streaming web cam of Windermere from Far Sawrey slip Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Near and Far Sawrey amp oldid 1170983781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
