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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))
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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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