Newlands Valley

The Newlands Valley is a valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It is known as one of the most beautiful valleys in the Lake District.

Location

The valley runs north -south direction. At its northern exit are the towns of Braithwaite and Portinscale. It is bordered by Catbells Derwent Water from the east. The chain of mountains in the east then continues in Maiden Moor and High Spy. The Dale Head is the southern end of the valley. In the west the valley from Hindscarth and Robinson is limited. These mountains can commit to the 14 km Newlands Horseshoe hike as a circuit.

A small branch of the main valley branches off in a westerly direction to the Newlands Pass. The Newlands Beck flows from Dale Head north Richtund through the valley. The Keskadale Beck comes from Newlands pass over the Moss Force Waterfall in the Valley.

History

In the Valley traces of settlement have been found from the Bronze Age, have most of the names of the valley originated in Old Norse but that said, the settlers of the region in the 8th century and on which the settlements Keskadale, Skelgill, Birk Rigg, High Snab and Uzzicar go back in the Newlands valley.

The name of the valley due to the fact that by the draining of swampy areas between Braithwaite and Portinscale in the 13th century new country (English: new country ) was grazing in the valley available.

The families fisherman, Tickell, Thwaites, Graves and Maysons, who still live in the valley, are mentioned in documents from the 15th century.

On the slopes of the valley mining was carried out by lead, copper, silver and even gold by German miners to the 19th century. A mine on Hindscarth was so productive that they called the German miners Gottesgab.

The hamlet of Little Town Newlands Church and its church were by Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth literary fame.

Evidence

54.567285 - 3.185949Koordinaten: 54 ° 34 '2 " N, 3 ° 11' 9 " W

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• Valley in England
• Geography ( Cumbria )
• Lake District