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Lake Kelly, Cumbria
© David Martyn
Grasmere - What Is In A Name ?
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Our name, we derive from the Cumbrian lake region Grasmere. Akin to the beauty and mystique of this lay of land where, after all, the grand poet William Wordsworth lived and wrote, we set out to create a place right here in Southern New England that is judicious and enchanting at once. |
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Lake Kelly, Cumbria
© David Martyn
Cumbria was formed from the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, and part of North Lancashire, and is now England's second largest county in size. Inside is the Lake District containing England's highest mountains and some of the biggest and hauntingly beautiful lakes. Grasmere is probably Cumbria's most picturesque village. Most of the dwellings date from the 19th century though the farmsteads around Grasmere are much older. The St. Oswald Church of Grasmere dates from the 13th Century. Here also is the final resting place of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) who lived near by in Dove Cottage in which "houseplace" with its hoary hearth he wrote much of his poetry.
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