54°28N 3°02W, pop (2000e) 1220. Scenic resort village in Cumbria, NW England, UK; by L Grasmere, 23 km/14 mi N of Kendal; home (Dove Cottage) and burial place of Wordsworth; Church of St Oswald.
Geography
The town is overlooked by the small rocky hill of Helm Crag, popularly known as the Lion and the Lamb;
The A591 connects Grasmere northwards over Dunmail Raise to the Vale of Keswick and southwards to Ambleside.
Government
The former civil parish was for a time governed by an urban district council before becoming part of the Lakes UDC in 1934.
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