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NY3307 : Wordsworth�s Grave at Grasmere

taken 1 month ago, near to Grasmere, Cumbria, England

Wordsworth�s Grave at Grasmere
Wordsworth�s Grave at Grasmere
In St Oswald�s Churchyard you will find the grave of William Wordsworth, famous Lakeland poet, and his family. He died, aged 80, on St Georges�s Day, 23rd April 1850.
William planted 8 of the yew trees in this churchyard, one marks the grave of him and his wife Mary. Nearby are buried his sister Dorothy, his children Dora, William, Thomas and Catherine. Mary�s sister Sarah Hutchinson and other family members are also buried here. There is also the grave of Hartley Coleridge, eldest son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
St Oswald�s is now one of the most visited literary shrines in the world.

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Jennifer Petrie   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 14 March, 2024   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 16 March, 2024
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3376 0739 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3376 0739
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