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Wordsworth House is a Georgian townhouse in Cumberland. It is the birthplace and childhood home of poet William Wordsworth. The house was built in 1745 for Joshua Lucock who was then the High Sheriff of Cumberland. It was sold in 1761 to James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, who allowed his agent John Wordsworth and Anne Cookson to live there rent free, where William Wordsworth and his brothers and sisters were born. Wordsworth would live there until he was around eight years old, when his mother died in 1778. When his father died in 1783 the house was emptied. It would remain a private property until the 1930s, when it was sold to a local bus company who intended to demolish it and build a bus station. After a national campaign, the building was purchased and donated to the National Trust in 1938. Wordsworth House was designated a Grade I listed building on 28 August 1951. In November 2009, Wordsworth House was one of many historic houses in the region to be affected by the floods, but was relatively lucky in that volunteers were able to move many of the historical artefacts to the dry floors of the house. It is within the council area of Cumberland.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1327088.

Place Type: Georgian House
Historic County: Cumberland
Lat, Long: 54.663645,-3.3680404
Grid Reference: NY 1185 3070
Civil Parish: Cockermouth CP
Council Area: Cumberland CA
Police Area: Cumbria PA

GBPN ID: 305683
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Wordsworth_House,_Cumberland_305683

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