Near Sawrey
| Near Sawrey | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 Near Sawrey | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD369956 |
| Location: | 54°21’10"N, 2°58’17"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ambleside |
| Postcode: | LA22 |
| Dialling code: | 015394 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Near Sawrey is a little village in the Furness area of Lancashire: along with its neighbour Far Sawrey to the east, it sits at the southern end of the Claife Heights, within the parish of Claife between Windermere to the east and Esthwaite Water to the west. The nearest village of any size overland is Hawkshead, at the head of Esthwaite Water. The village is beside the B5285, which runs from Hawkshead to the west bank of Windermere and its ferry quay beyond Far Sawrey. From the lakeside a car ferry sails across Windermere.
Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are famous for their association with Beatrix Potter, who lived at Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey, first arriving in 1896 at the age of thirty. 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 this time). Near Sawrey contains a pub, while Far Sawrey has the parish church, a hotel, pub and village shop. The village shop ceased to function as a post office about 2003.
There are waymarked paths between the ferry and Beatrix Potter's house which largely avoid walking on the public roads.
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