Rarenslonedale, 5 miles S.W. from Kirkby Stephen, population of the parish 939, is situated iu a mountainous district near the con fluence of Scandale-Beck and Cold-Bock. There are a spacious church, places of worship for Wesleyan and Primitivo Methodists, Inde pendents, and Quakers; aud a Grammar school. A small market is held on Thursday ; fairs are held four times In the year. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in knitting. Stone quarries aro iu the neighbourhood.
an), (anciently Ilep or Hoppe), 15 miles N. by W. from Kendal : population, 1009. There was anciently in this parish a Proinoustra tews/an abbey, founded originally at Prestemin-lacudal (now Preston Patrick), by Thomas, son of Gospatrie or Colpatrie, in the reign of Henry II.; It was removed in the lifetime of its founder to the secluded valley of Wet Sleddale, in the parish of Shap, watered by one of the streams that form the Lowther. Some picturesque ruins of this abbey still remain on the west bank of the stream. The tower and some fragments of the chancel of the conventual church, which was very spacious, remain, as well as the foundsttous of the cloisters and the offices. The parish church is on the east aide of the town, and retains sense ancient parts amid many alterations. Fairs for cattle and pedlery are held on May 4tb and September 28th. There are limestone and slate quarries. Near Shap is a prehistoric, stone circle. i The following are the more important villages; the population is that of 1531 /kermess, population of the township of Uniermilback, in which !lowness is situated, 1421, Is built on the left bank of Windermere, about 5 miles S. by E. from Amhleaide. The Windermere railway terminates at Bownees. The village, which is beautifully situated, is much frequented by lake tourists. It is the chief boating station on the lake, and the head-quarters of the annual Windermere regattas. The parish church of Windermere, which stands in the village, has some interesting architectural features. There is a Free Grammar school. A smell customary market for meat and vegetables is held on Wednesday. Some boat-building is carried on. Dufton, popu lation of the township 488, is situated at the foot of Dutton Fells, 4 miles N. from Appleby. Besides the church, which was rebuilt in 1775, there are places of worship for Wesleyan and Primitive Method ists, and a Free Grammar school. Many of the inhabitants are employed in lead-mines. Grasmere, population of the township 445, stands in a picturesque situation at the head of Grasmere Lake, and in the midst of very fine scenery. The church is small. The place is a favourite summer resort A sheep fair is held on the first Tuesday in September. Holm, population of the township 1154, lies between the Preston and Carlisle railway (which has a station here) and the Lancaster and Kendal Canal, 2 miles N. from Burton-in-Kendal. The district church, which is in the early English style, was erected in 1839. There is a National school. A flax- and linen-mill is in the village. Kirkby There, population of the township 412, is situated at the confluence of the Troutbeck with the Eden, 5 miles N.N.W. from Appleby. Besides the church there are chapels for Wesleyan Method
ists and Independents in the village. A great portion of the village has been built out of the ruins of the Roman station known as Whelp Castle. Langdale, population of the chapelry 530, is about 5 miles W. from Ambleside. The village of Langdale is of little importance, the houses being scattered in a straggling manner along the picturesque dale from which it receives its name. The dale is very narrow, and the mountains at the head of it, the Langdale Pikes, 2400 feet high, are not only lofty, but of remarkably bold and rugged character. The scenery of Langdale is among the most striking in the Lake district. Two celebrated waterfalls, Skelwith and Coiwith forces, are in the vicinity. Besidea the chapel there is a parochial school. Lowther, population of the parish 494, is about 4 miles S. from Penrith. The place is only note-worthy on account of Lowther Castle, the magni ficent seat of the Earl of Lonedale. . The mansion was erected in 1810 from the designs of Robert Smirke. His a castellated edifice, standing on an eminence; the north front is 420 feet long. It stands in a park of 600 acres, the scenery of which is of the most picturesque cha racter. Brougham Hall, the seat of Lord Brougham, is about 3 miles N. by E. from Lowther. Long Marton, population of the township 762, is a neat modern village, on the right bank of the Troutbeck, 4 miles N. by W. from Appleby. Besides the church, which is a spacious edifice standing on the south of the village, there is a Dissenting chapel. Morland, population of the township 394, is 5 miles N.W. from Appleby. The church is ancient ; the Wesleyan Methodists and Quakers have places of worship, and there is a Gram mar school. firer Smedley, population of the township 732, is 4i miles N.W. from Kendal, on the IN indermere railway, which has a station here. There are a chapel and a Free school. In the village are turning mills, and mills for spinning woollen and yarn. Palterdale, population of the chapelry 686, is picturesquely situated at the head of Ulleswater, about 9 miles N. from Ambleside. The chapel is a small old building. A sheep fair is held in October. The scenery of Patterdale and its vicinity forms a splendid combination of lakes and mountains, and the place la a favourite station of tourists. Pooley Bridge, at the foot of Ulleswater, is another tourists' station. The village is small; the population is not given. Temple &tact-ty, population of the chapelry 372, is 7 miles N.N.W. from Appleby, near the right bank of the Eden, which is here crossed by a handsome stone bridge erected in 1748. The chapel is modern. There is a taoyarci, and a good deal of trade is carried on. Fairs for cattle and sheep are held on the last Thursdays iu February, March, and October, and tho second Thursday in May. In the neighbourhood are many good residences. !Vamp, population of the parish 740, ie on the right bank of the Eden, 3 miles W. by N. from Brough. The church is ancient; there are a Wesleyan Methodist chapel and a National school. In the village is an ancient manorial cross. Lead-mines are in the pariah.