Wordsworth House
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Coordinates: 54°39′49″N 3°22′05″W / 54.663623°N 3.368026°W
Wordsworth House is a Georgian townhouse situated in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust.
It was built in the mid-18th century. William Wordsworth was born in the house in 1770. The house is a Grade I listed building.[1] It is open to the public as a writer's house museum from March to October each year.
In November 2009, Cumbria was hit by flooding. Wordsworth House was one of many historic houses in the region to be affected by the floods, but was relatively lucky in that volunteers were able to move many of the historical artefacts to the dry floors of the house.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Wordsworth House", historicengland.org.uk, Historic England, retrieved 21 December 2009
- ^ Floods in Cumbria – November 2009, BBC, 7 December 2009, retrieved 21 December 2009
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Wordsworth House information at the National Trust
- Wordsworth House information from VisitCumbria
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