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Patterdale, eccl. dist. and vil., Barton par., Westmorland - dist., pop. 710; vil., at head of Ullswater, 8½ miles N. of Ambleside; P.O., T.O. The vil. is beautifully situated, and commands delightful excursions by land and by water. It is a favourite place for the ascent of Helvellyn. Near the vil. is Patterdale Hall, ancient seat. The mountain vale of Patterdale descends 5½ miles N. from Kirkstone Pass to the head of Ullswater.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Patterdale Ch/CP Westmorland AncC |
| Place: | Patterdale |
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