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| John's Grove, Lakes | ||
| John's Grove | ||
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | wood | |
| locality type:- | trees | |
| coordinates:- | NY344067 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3406 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Goodwin 1887 (edn 1890) placename:- Brother John's Grove |
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| source data:- | Print, etching? Brother John's Grove, Westmorland, by Harry Goodwin, published by
Swan Sonnenschein and Co, Paternoster Square, London, 1890. click to enlargePR1586.jpg Tipped in opposite p.70 of Through the Wordsworth Country, by William Knight. printed at lower centre:- "Brother John's Grove" item:- JandMN : 382.16 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- |
Grove of beech, Fagus sylvatica, Named by William Wordsworth in memory of his drowned
brother John. |
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