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Fornside

Coordinates: 54°34′30″N 3°03′11″W / 54.575°N 3.053°W / 54.575; -3.053
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Fornside
Fornside
Fornside is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Fornside
Fornside
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Fornside is located in Cumbria
Fornside
Fornside
Location within Cumbria
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Post townKESWICK
Postcode districtCA12
Dialling code017687
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54°34′30″N 3°03′11″W / 54.575°N 3.053°W / 54.575; -3.053

Fornside, part of an area known as St John's in the Vale,[1] is a hamlet in the Lake District National Park of Cumbria, England. It is located about 4 miles as the crow flies to the southeast of Keswick, along the B5322 road.

The name is believed to be of Scandinavian origin, Forn meaning "old" or "former".[2] The hamlet contains little more than self-catering cottages belonging to Fornside Farm, and 'The Studio', the former house of an artist which was "originally a barn adjoining Fornside House and is about 250 years old".[3][4] There is also an old green Residential Carriage at Fornside, despite there being no nearby railway. The farmer owners Robert and Pam Hall rear Herdwick sheep.[5] On the western side is the Sosgill and Righause woods.

Fornside is mentioned in Hall Caine's novel The Shadow of a Crime and visited by the character of Rotha.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Richards, Mark (2011). The Near Eastern Fells. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-84965-338-1.
  2. ^ Gillian Fellows Jensen (1985). Scandinavian settlement names in the North-West. C.A. Reitzels Forlag. p. 63. ISBN 978-87-7421-443-4.
  3. ^ Fornside Farm
  4. ^ English Tourism Council; VisitBritain (2003). Somewhere Special. Aa Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-7095-7757-7.
  5. ^ Prince, Rose (2010). The Savvy Shopper. HarperCollins UK. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-00-737832-6.
  6. ^ Caine, Hall (June 2009). The Shadow of a Crime. Wildside Press LLC. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4344-5540-6.