# Hawkshead > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hawkshead > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hawkshead.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkshead > Source revision: 1343826404 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Cumbria, England Human settlement in England Hawkshead Ann Tyson's House Hawkshead Location within Cumbria Population 519 (2011 census)[1] OS grid reference SD3598 Civil parish Hawkshead Unitary authority Westmorland and Furness Ceremonial county Cumbria Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town AMBLESIDE Postcode district LA22 Dialling code 015394 Police Cumbria Fire Cumbria Ambulance North West UK Parliament Westmorland and Lonsdale Website [1] List of places UK England Cumbria 54°22′30″N 2°59′56″W / 54.375°N 2.999°W / 54.375; -2.999 **Hawkshead** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness), [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England. It lies within the [Lake District National Park](/source/Lake_District_National_Park) and was [historically](/source/Historic_counties_of_England) part of [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire). The parish includes the hamlets of [Hawkshead Hill](/source/Hawkshead_Hill), 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the north west, and Outgate, a similar distance north. Hawkshead contains one primary school and four public houses. ## Geography [Hawkshead Parish Church](/source/St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Church%2C_Hawkshead), built in 1300 and rebuilt in the 16th century Hawkshead is just north of [Esthwaite Water](/source/Esthwaite_Water), in a valley to the west of [Windermere](/source/Windermere) and east of [Coniston Water](/source/Coniston_Water). It is part of [Furness](/source/Furness), making it a part of the ancient county of [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire).[2] ## History The township of Hawkshead was originally owned by the monks of [Furness Abbey](/source/Furness_Abbey); nearby [Colthouse](/source/Colthouse) derives its name from the stables owned by the Abbey. Hawkshead grew to be an important wool market in medieval times and later as a market town after the [Dissolution of the Monasteries](/source/Dissolution_of_the_Monasteries) in 1532. It was granted its first market charter by King [James I](/source/James_VI_and_I) in 1608. In 1585, [Hawkshead Grammar School](/source/Hawkshead_Grammar_School) was established by Archbishop Edwin Sandys of York after he successfully petitioned Queen Elizabeth I for a charter to establish a governing body.[3] In the 18th and 19th centuries, Hawkshead became a village of local importance. [Hawkshead Market Hall](/source/Hawkshead_Market_Hall) was completed in 1790.[4] [William Wordsworth](/source/William_Wordsworth) (afterwards poet laureate) was educated at [Hawkshead Grammar School](/source/Hawkshead_Grammar_School), whilst [Beatrix Potter](/source/Beatrix_Potter) lived nearby as did William Heelis, a local solicitor, in the early 20th century.[5] With the formation of the [Lake District National Park](/source/Lake_District_National_Park) in 1951, tourism grew in importance, though traditional farming still goes on around the village. Hawkshead has a timeless atmosphere and consists of a characterful warren of alleys, overhanging gables and a series of mediaeval squares. It is eloquently described in William Wordsworth's poem *[The Prelude](/source/The_Prelude)*.[6] Much of the land in and around the village is now owned by the [National Trust](/source/National_Trust). The National Trust property is called [Hawkshead and Claife](/source/Hawkshead_and_Claife).[7] ## Governance [Hawkshead Market Hall](/source/Hawkshead_Market_Hall) There are two tiers of local government covering Hawkshead, at [parish](/source/Civil_parish) and [unitary authority](/source/Unitary_authorities_of_England) level: Hawkshead Parish Council and [Westmorland and Furness Council](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness_Council). The parish council meets at [Hawkshead Market Hall](/source/Hawkshead_Market_Hall).[8] For elections to Westmorland and Furness Council, Hawkshead is part of the [electoral ward](/source/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom) of Coniston and Hawkshead.[9] ### Administrative history Hawkshead was historically a [chapelry](/source/Chapelry) within the [ancient parish](/source/Ancient_parish) of [Dalton-in-Furness](/source/Dalton-in-Furness) in Lancashire. Hawkshead became a separate parish in 1578.[10] The parish of Hawkshead then contained four [townships](/source/Township_(England)), being [Claife](/source/Claife), [Colton](/source/Colton%2C_Cumbria), [Satterthwaite](/source/Satterthwaite) and a township called 'Hawkshead and Monk Coniston with Skelwith' covering the north-western part of the parish, including the village. Colton was made a separate parish in 1676; the other three townships were all also made [civil parishes](/source/Civil_parish) in 1866.[11] When elected parish and district councils were established in 1894, it was decided to split up the civil parish of Hawkshead and Monk Coniston with Skelwith. The Monk Coniston area was added to the parish of [Coniston](/source/Coniston%2C_Cumbria), and the rest was split between new civil parishes called [Skelwith](/source/Skelwith) and Hawkshead.[12] Hawkshead was included in the Ulverston Rural District, which renamed itself [North Lonsdale Rural District](/source/North_Lonsdale_Rural_District) in 1960.[13] Hawkshead was transferred to the new county of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria) in 1974, forming part of the [South Lakeland](/source/South_Lakeland) district.[14] In 2023 it became part of the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness.[15] ### Parliamentary representation Hawkshead is part of the [Westmorland and Lonsdale](/source/Westmorland_and_Lonsdale) parliamentary constituency and is represented in parliament by [Tim Farron](/source/Tim_Farron) MP.[16] ## Transport 1 bus route serves the village. The 505 to [Coniston](/source/Coniston%2C_Cumbria) or to [Ambleside](/source/Ambleside) or [Windermere](/source/Windermere%2C_Cumbria_(town)). This route is operated by [Stagecoach](/source/Stagecoach_Cumbria_%26_North_Lancashire).[17] ## See also - [Cumbria portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cumbria) - [Listed buildings in Hawkshead](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Hawkshead) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [UK Census](/source/2011_United_Kingdom_census) (2011). ["Local Area Report – Hawkshead Parish (E04002610)"](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2011_ks/report?compare=E04002610). *Nomis*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics_(United_Kingdom)). Retrieved 30 March 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Wilson, John Marius (1872). ["Hawkshead"](https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Hawkshead). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Hawkshead Grammar School (1087232)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087232?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 19 January 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Hawkshead Market Hall and Market Hall Cottage (1121554)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1121554?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 25 April 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Beatrix Potter, the Lake District and the National Trust"](https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beatrix-potter-gallery-and-hawkshead/features/beatrix-potter-the-lake-district-and-the-national-trust). National Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wordsworth, William (1850). [*The Prelude or, Growth of a Poet's Mind; An Autobiographical Poem*](https://archive.org/stream/prelude00unkngoog#page/n9/mode/2up) (1 ed.). London: Edward Moxon, Dover Street. Retrieved 16 June 2016 – via Internet Archive. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Windermere west shore walk"](https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hawkshead-and-claife-viewing-station/trails/windermere-west-shore-walk). National Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Hawkshead Parish Council"](https://hawkshead-pc.org.uk/?EVENTS%2C_MEETINGS_%26amp%3B_PROJECTS). Retrieved 10 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Westmorland and Furness Council wards map"](https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-04/26626%20WFC%20Council%20Ward%20Map%20final.pdf) (PDF). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [*A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8*](https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp370-376). London: Victoria County History. 1914. pp. 370–376. Retrieved 10 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Hawkshead Chapelry / Ancient Parish / Civil Parish"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10354560). *A Vision of Britain through Time*. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [*Annual Report of the Local Government Board*](https://books.google.com/books?id=gFIwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA265). 1895. p. 265. Retrieved 10 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Hawkshead Civil Parish"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10354584#tab02). *A Vision of Britain through Time*. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Local Government Act 1972](/source/Local_Government_Act_1972) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022"](https://legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/331/made), *[legislation.gov.uk](/source/Legislation.gov.uk)*, [The National Archives](/source/The_National_Archives_(United_Kingdom)), SI 2022/331, retrieved 10 April 2024 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Tim Farron MP"](https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/tim-farron/1591). *Parliament.uk*. Retrieved 30 March 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Lake District Buses - Visit The Lake District | Stagecoach"](https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/cumbria-and-north-lancashire/explore-the-lakes-by-bus). *www.stagecoachbus.com*. Retrieved 16 March 2026. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hawkshead](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hawkshead). - [Cumbria County History Trust: Hawkshead and Monk Coniston with Skelwith](http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/hawkshead-monk-coniston-skelwith) (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) - [Official Hawkshead website](http://www.hawkshead-village.co.uk) - [Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead information at the National Trust](https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beatrix-potter-gallery-and-hawkshead) - [Hawkshead in an Illustrated guide to the Lake District](http://www.english-lakes.com/hawkshead.html) - [Hawkshead Grammar School Museum](https://web.archive.org/web/20181010201204/http://www.hawksheadgrammar.org.uk/) - [Photographs of Hawkshead](https://web.archive.org/web/20080413230825/http://www.amblesidecumbria.co.uk/gallery/c5.html) - [The Benefice of Hawkshead with Low Wray and Sawrey and Rusland and Satterthwaite](http://www.hawksheadbenefice.co.uk/) v t e Ceremonial county of Cumbria Cumbria Portal Unitary authorities Cumberland Westmorland and Furness Major settlements (cities in italics) Alston Ambleside Appleby-in-Westmorland Aspatria Barrow-in-Furness Bowness-on-Windermere Brampton Broughton-in-Furness Carlisle Cleator Moor Cockermouth Dalton-in-Furness Egremont Grange-over-Sands Kendal Keswick Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Stephen Longtown Maryport Millom Penrith Sedbergh Silloth Ulverston Whitehaven Wigton Windermere Workington See also: List of civil parishes in Cumbria Topics Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Country Houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings History Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Railway stations v t e Beatrix Potter The Tales The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tailor of Gloucester The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Two Bad Mice The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit The Story of Miss Moppet The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies The Tale of Ginger and Pickles The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes The Tale of Mr. Tod The Tale of Pigling Bland Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Other books The Fairy Caravan The Sly Old Cat The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots Characters Peter Rabbit Tabitha Twitchit Adaptations The Tales of Beatrix Potter The Tailor of Gloucester The Tale of Little Pig Robinson The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends The Adventures of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny Peter Rabbit (television series) Peter Rabbit (film) Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Locations Beatrix Potter Gallery Hill Top Near and Far Sawrey Dalguise Armitt Library Moss Eccles Tarn Related Beswick Pottery Miss Potter Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Frederick Warne & Co. 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