Historic houses · North West England
Glenridding House
In or near Patterdale.
Glenridding House — Recency era building in Glenridding on Ullswater.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry · 9.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Glenridding House, the nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry, located 9.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CA11 0PH. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Glenridding House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Recency era building in Glenridding on Ullswater". Coordinates: 54.5469°, -2.9491°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Glencoyne Wood SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Helvellyn & Fairfield SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Glenridding House is a Regency era building in Glenridding on Ullswater, constructed between 1807 and 1814. It was a private summer villa until about 1860 and then became a guest house. It has recently been fully restored and is now a country house bed and breakfast and wedding venue. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The Reverend Henry Askew (1766–1852) who was the Rector of Greystoke, built the house in about 1810. Records show that he bought the land from John Mounsey who owned the Manor of Glenridding, in 1807. His house was completed by 1814. This is known because in this year William Green, the famous English landscape painter published a series of prints each of which was described. The description for No 53 called “Ullswater Head” (which is shown) states “the house not long ago erected by Rev Henry Askew is on the right.” Henry was born in 1766 in Lancashire. His father Anthony Askew was a doctor and owned Storrs Hall In Lancashire. In 1799 Henry married Anne Sunderland who was the daughter of…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5469, -2.9491
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Patterdale
- Postcode
- CA11 0PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry — 9.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q23042065 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glenridding House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glenridding House (geograph 3510631).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenridding House?
- Glenridding House is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA11 0PH), in the parish of Patterdale.
- What is Glenridding House?
- Glenridding House — Recency era building in Glenridding on Ullswater.
- How do I get to Glenridding House?
- The nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry, about 9.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA11 0PH.
- Is Glenridding House a listed building?
- Glenridding House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Glenridding House a protected site?
- Yes — Glenridding House is part of the Glencoyne Wood SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Helvellyn & Fairfield SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Glenridding House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA11 0PH. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.