Wythop

Wythop is a civil parish in the north of Cumbria, England, between Cockermouth and Keswick. Population details are no longer maintained and can be found included in the parish of Embleton

Wythop

Wythop Beck and Eskin farm
Wythop
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Wythop
Location within Cumbria
Population40 [1]
OS grid referenceNY182290
Civil parish
  • Wythop
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOCKERMOUTH
Postcode districtCA13
Dialling code017687
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Wythop is within one mile of the hamlets of Dubwath (in the parish of Setmurthy) and Wythop Mill (in Embleton).

Administratively Wythop forms part of the district of Allerdale.

Etymology and structure

  • 'Wythop' is " 'withy valley', cf. 'wīðig', 'hop' " (from the Old English).[2] 'Wīðig','withy' means 'willow', 'hop' means 'a small enclosed valley'; so 'Wythop' is the 'valley of willow trees'.
  • Alfred Wainwright stressed the unique nature of Wythop valley, in that instead of rising to a crest it fell away to the declinity of Bassenthwaite Lake.[3] However he also made the point that "its scenery is in no way freakish. Here is a charming and secluded natural sanctuary in an idyllic setting".[4]

Viewpoint

The promontory of Beck Wythop was selected by Thomas West as one of his four 'stations' for viewing Bassenthwaite Lake.[5]

See also

References

  1. Parish Profiles – Parish to Ward Population Lookup Table – Census 2011.
  2. Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi. Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 457.
  3. A Wainwright, Wainwright in the Valleys of Lakeland (London 1996) p. 150
  4. A Wainwright, The North-Western Fells (Kendall 1964) Sale Fell 3
  5. G Lindop, A Literary Guide to the Lake District (London 1993) p. 201


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