Howtown
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| File:Hairpins to Howtown - geograph.org.uk - 869958.jpg The hamlet situated on Howtown Wyke bay on Ullswater | |
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| OS grid reference | NY455218 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 017684 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Howtown is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, situated at a small harbour on the east shore of Ullswater in the Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Martindale.[1]
Howtown is about three and a half miles from Pooley Bridge and is best reached by water. The Ullswater 'Steamers' regularly stop there on their way from Glenridding at the southern end of Ullswater to Pooley Bridge at the northern end of the lake.
The name Howtown means "farmstead on the hill". The place name is from the Old Norse word haugr, meaning "hill" or "mound", and the Old English word tūn, meaning "town".[2][3] It contains the Howtown Hotel, Outward Bound Centre and Waternook Lakeside Accommodation. Howtown was founded by the How (or Howe) family.
See also
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References
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- ^ Ullswater Area
- ^ Place Names in the Lake District Archived 2008-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Howtown Centre, Howtown
- Map of the Lake District
- Lake District Walks - Ullswater Lake Walks, Howtown To Glenridding
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