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Seathwaite





OS Grid ref:- SD 2296


Seathwaite churchThe village of Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley is one of two Lake District villages to bear the name, the other is situiated at Borrowdale. Seathwaite is the largest settlement in the Duddon Valley. The name derives from a combination of the Old Norse words sef meaning Sedges and thveit which translates as clearing.

The village lies on the old Walna Scar road, the poet William Wordsworth visited Seathwaite and stayed at the characterful sixteenth century Newfield Inn in the village. The pub remains popular with walkers and serves fine hearty food in a warm, friendly atmosphere. 

The village Church of the Holy Trinity (pictured left) occupies the site of a previous church constructed in the early sixteenth century. Wordsworth visited the church and dedicated one of his Duddon Sonnets to the Reverend Robert Walker (1709-1802) who was parson at Holy Trinity Church for a total of 66 years and died at the remarkable age of 92. Inside the church a simple memorial plaque to Walker can be seen, he was known as "Wonderful Walker" because of his long ministry and many acts of charity. The present building dates to 1874. Outside the church is the stone used by Walker for clipping sheep.

Bleak Seathwaite Tarn (OS grid ref SD 2598) sits in a deep glaciated combe. The four hundred yard long dam was built in 1904, to supply the town of Barrow-in-Furness with its water. The workers employed in its construction, caused a riot at the Newfield Inn resulting in a man being shot dead and the windows of the church were vandalised. On the rocky slopes of Brim Fell, which stands above the head of the tarn, are the remains of Seathwaite Tarn Mine. Copper was extracted from the mine in the mid nineteenth century, it also features as a location in the novel The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams.


A walk in the Duddon Valley from Seathwaite



Image copyright Andrew Hill

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