Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BRANTWOOD

BRANTWOOD, a villa, with charming grounds, on the E side of Coniston water, in Lancashire. A seat in the grounds was the poet Wordsworth's favourite point for viewing the lake; and bears the name of Wordsworth's seat.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a villa, with charming grounds"   (ADL Feature Type: "buildings")
Administrative units: Lancashire AncC
Place names: BRANTWOOD     |     WORDSWORTHS SEAT
Place: Brantwood

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