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Miterdale
The River Mite is a river in the county of Cumbria in northern England. The valley through which the river Mite runs is called Miterdale. The name Mite is thought to be of British origin and related to a root such as 'meigh': to urinate or dribble, possibly a wry reflection of the relatively minor nature of the Mite. The Mite rises on Tongue Moor, immediately below the peak of Illgill Head to the north west, at an altitude of around . After coalescing into a stream, the upper Mite runs over the waterfalls of Miterdale Head and descends into the narrow but steep-sided upper Miterdale valley. It then flows to the south west, past the Bakerstead outdoor pursuit centre. It flows to the north of both the village of Eskdale Green and Muncaster Fell, before reaching Muncaster Mill, just after which the river becomes tidal. Finally, the River Mite meets the River Esk and River Irt at the estuarine confluence of the three, near the ancient village of Ravenglass on the Cumbrian coas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illgill Head
Illgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is known more commonly as the northern portion of the Wastwater Screes. The fell is high and stands along the south-east shore of Wastwater, the deepest lake in England. Topography The panorama of the Wastwater Screes across Wastwater is one of the most famous and awe-inspiring views in England. Poet Norman Nicholson described the Screes as ‘like the inverted arches of a Gothic Cathedral’. The title Wastwater Screes applies to the scree-covered north-western fellside which plunges dramatically down into Wastwater. This also includes Illgill Head's neighbour Whin Rigg, the continuation of the ridge to the south-west. The scree slope continues beneath the lake to a depth of . The screes were formed as a result of ice and weathering erosion on the rocks. Geologically, Illgill Head and Whin Rigg are part of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, typical for the southern-western area of the Lake District. In marked contrast to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenglass And Eskdale Railway
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is a minimum-gauge railway, minimum-gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. The line runs from Ravenglass to Dalegarth for Boot railway station, Dalegarth Station near Boot, Cumbria, Boot in the valley of Eskdale, Cumbria, Eskdale, in the Lake District. At Ravenglass the line ends at Ravenglass railway station (R&ER), Ravenglass railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line. Intermediate stations and halts are at Muncaster Mill railway station, Muncaster Mill, Miteside Halt railway station, Miteside, Murthwaite Halt railway station, Murthwaite, Irton Road railway station, Irton Road, The Green railway station, The Green, Fisherground railway station, Fisherground and Beckfoot railway station, Beckfoot. The railway is owned by a private company and supported by a preservation society. The oldest locomotive is ''River Irt'', parts of which date from 1894, while the newest is the diesel-hydraulic ''Douglas Ferreira (locomotive), Douglas Ferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muncaster Fell
Muncaster Fell is a fell at the far western edge of the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, England. Muncaster Fell is a long, narrow ridge of land, approximately 1.2 km wide and 6 km long, lying between the River Mite to the north, and River Esk to the south. The fell rises from the coast near Ravenglass village to its highest point at Hooker Crag (231 m). The ridge then continues to the north-east, dropping gently to its furthest prominence at ''Silver Knott'' (174 m). The fell then falls away rapidly to the village of Eskdale Green at its north-eastern tip. Landscape The fell forms a long, low, yet steep-sided ridge that separates the southern portions of the valleys of Miterdale and Eskdale. The north-western slopes of the fell are characterised by steep crags and scree slopes, which drop abruptly to the fluvial floor of the Mite valley. The narrow-gauge Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway tracks cling to the lower sides of this rocky face. The south-ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Irt
The River Irt is a river in the county of Cumbria in northern England. It flows for approximately from its source in Wast Water to its estuary at Ravenglass. The name of the river is believed to derive either from the Old English ''gyr'' which means "mud", or from the Brittonic words ''*ar'', "flowing", or ''*īr'', "fresh, clean, pure", suffixed with ''-ed'', a nominal suffix meaning "having the quality of...". Course The River Irt flows from the south-western end of Wast Water, the deepest lake in England. Wast Water is fed by a number of streams, but principally the Mosedale and Lingmell becks that enter the lake at its eastern end, on the north-western side of Scafell Pike. The Irt leaves the lake at the foot of Whin Rigg, the southern peak of the famous Wastwater Screes, and flows in a south-westerly direction. In its first few miles the river receives the waters of the Greathall, Cinderdale, Black and Kid becks, and passes the village of Nether Wasdale, before reachin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallows And Amazons Series
The ''Swallows and Amazons'' series is a series of twelve children's adventure novels by English author Arthur Ransome. Set in the interwar period, the novels involve group adventures by children, mainly in the school holidays and mainly in England. They revolve around outdoor activities, especially sailing. Literary critic Peter Hunt believes it "changed British literature, affected a whole generation's view of holidays, helped to create the national image of the English Lake District and added Arthur Ransome's name to the select list of classic British children's authors." The series remains popular and inspires visits to the Lake District and Norfolk Broads, where many of the books are set. There are several societies for studying and promoting Ransome's work, notably this series. The earliest was the Arthur Ransome Club in Japan. The British-based Arthur Ransome Society has an international membership. Overview The series begins with '' Swallows and Amazons'', publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallowdale
''Swallowdale'' is a children's adventure novel by English author Arthur Ransome and first published by Jonathan Cape in 1931. The book features Walker siblings (The Swallows) and Blackett sisters (The Amazons), camping in the hills and moorland country around a lake, with Maria Turner, the Blacketts' Great Aunt, acting as an antagonist. It is the second book in the ''Swallows and Amazons series''; preceded by '' Swallows and Amazons'' and followed by '' Peter Duck''. Ransome was living in the Lake District and he drew on his experiences and memories of encounters over many years with the local farming community. Ransome had often climbed Old Man of Coniston and in the book this becomes the children's Kanchenjunga. Expeditions to Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas had been much in the news while Ransome was writing the book. Plot summary Returning to Wild Cat Island for their second summer holiday by the Lake, the Swallows find the Amazons and Captain Flint suffering from "native tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Ransome
Arthur Michell Ransome (18 January 1884 – 3 June 1967) was an English author and journalist. He is best known for writing and illustrating the ''Swallows and Amazons'' series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. The entire series remains in print, and ''Swallows and Amazons'' is the basis for a tourist industry around Windermere and Coniston Water, the two lakes Ransome adapted as his fictional North Country lake. He also wrote about the literary life of London, and about Russia before, during, and after the revolutions of 1917. His connection with the leaders of the Revolution led to him providing information to the Secret Intelligence Service, while he was also suspected by MI5 of being a Soviet spy. Early life Ransome was the son of Cyril Ransome (1851–1897) and his wife Edith Ransome (née Baker Boulton) (1862–1944). Arthur was the eldest of four children: he had two sisters, Ceci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenglass And Eskdale Railway Locomotives
This article gives details of the locomotives used on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, a narrow gauge preserved railway line running for from Ravenglass on the Cumbrian coast to Dalegarth for Boot railway station, Dalegarth near the village of Boot, Cumbria, Boot, in Eskdale, Cumbria, Eskdale. Steam locomotives No. 1 ''Sans Pareil'' The first gauge locomotive operated on the line, built by Bassett-Lowke of Northampton in 1912 as ''Prins Olaf'' for a railway in Oslo, Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. It arrived for the line's opening in 1915 to Muncaster Mill. It was a Bassett-Lowke Class 30 4-4-2 (locomotive), 4-4-2 locomotive and was painted in the dark blue livery of Narrow Gauge Railways. It was withdrawn from traffic in the mid-1920s and parts of it were incorporated into the ''River Mite'' of 1927. Its leading pony truck was reused under the rear of the ''#Passenger Tractor, Passenger Tractor'' of 1929 for many years. An identical locomotive, ''Synolda'', now res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muncaster Mill
Muncaster is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The parish is south west of the city of Carlisle. The settlement of Muncaster itself consists of a small number of houses around Muncaster Castle and the adjoining St Michael's Church. The main settlement in the parish is the coastal village of Ravenglass. The parish also extends inland to include rural areas on either side of the lower reaches of the River Esk. The neighbouring parishes (clockwise from north-west) are Drigg and Carleton, Irton with Santon, Eskdale, Ulpha, Waberthwaite and Bootle. History The place was anciently called 'Meolceastre'. The name means 'Mula's/Muli's Roman camp', which perhaps refers to the Roman fort Glannoventa at Ravenglass. The name gradually evolved into 'Muncaster'. The surname Muncaster derives from the place. The small settlement of Muncaster is centred on Muncaster Castle (parts of which date back to the 13th century), which includes the parish church of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Esk (Ravenglass)
The River Esk, sometimes called the Cumbrian Esk, is a river in Cumbria, England. It flows for approximately 25 km (15.5 miles) from its source in the Scafells range of mountains to its estuary at Ravenglass. The valley it flows through is known as Eskdale. It is one of two Rivers Esk in Cumbria, and not to be confused with the Border Esk which flows into Cumbria from Scotland. In his book ''The Origins Of English Place Names'', P. H. Reaney says that the river's name is derived from the Common Brittonic, Brythonic word ''*Iska'' ("abounding in fish") and cognate with the modern Welsh word ''Pysg'' ("fishes"). This derivation applies to many similarly named rivers throughout Britain including the River Axe (other), Axe, River Exe, Exe and River Usk, Usk, the names evolving local distinctions over the centuries. Gives details of etymology (second paragraph). The Esk is, in part, paralleled by the narrow-gauge Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway and as a consequence the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
