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The article states (without a reference) that Potter bought Hill Top in July 1906. However the Visit Cumbria website at http://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/hill-top.htm states that she bought it in 1905 and used it for short-term visits until 1913, when she married William Heelis and moved permanently to Lakeland (to Castle Farm, another of her properties). If there are no objections (and no citations for the 1905 date) I intend to change this to 1906 and supply the visitcumbria site as a reference. Tonywalton Talk 00:57, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Not moved. bd2412 T 03:13, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hill Top, CumbriaHill Top, Near Sawrey – A name other than "Hill Top" is needed for obvious disambiguation. In Potter's day, her address was commonly given as 'Near Sawrey'. Commons:Hill Top, Near Sawrey already uses this form. Cumbria is a recent anachronism. Even today the modern name remains unpopular for placenames, outside local government. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:13, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support, for mainly cultural reasons. Arguably WP:AT requires Cumbria. Near Sawrey is not a well known place beyond its Potter references. Gregkaye 15:50, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Cumbria is not an anachronism, since the house still exists and is now in Cumbria. It would only be an anachronism if it no longer existed and had not done since before the creation of Cumbria. Given that the portion of the title after the comma is for disambiguation and most people are not going to know where Near Sawrey is, I think Cumbria is best kept. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:41, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's not anachronistic for the post office to deliver letters today to the physical location of "Hill Top, Cumbria". However the only notability the house has is in the context of Potter, where "Hill Top, Near Sawrey" is correct, common, and "Cumbria" is an anachronism. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:35, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It would certainly be an anachronism in an article on Potter's life and times, but not in an article on the existing house, as this is. Since the house is very definitely in Cumbria. -- Necrothesp (talk) 16:16, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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