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A radical rural manifesto

The best-selling author of The Shepherd’s Life grew up thinking the Lake Poets had nothing to say for working people. Then he ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This essay looks at the relationship between space and class in nineteenth-century English burials in order to shed new light on William ...
Visitors have compared Ambleside to a "fairytale land" and has been named by experts as among the UK’s prettiest.
A village in the Lake District has been crowned the UK’s top destination for a short break this autumn. The village of Rydal has been revealed as the best place for a staycation. According to consumer ...
Hawkshead in the Lake District is a picturesque glimpse into a bygone era. It inspired the works of William Wordsworth and ...
County Durham village Brancepeth is often described as the 'poshest' location on Facebook, Instagram, and by The Telegraph and The Times.
The Times recently revealed their '15 of the most beautiful places in England' list and named two spots in Cumbria.