Claife is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority of Cumbria, England. It is situated west of Windermere, and east of Esthwaite Water and the village of Hawkshead. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 392,[3] reducing to 298 at the 2011 census.[1] Settlements in the parish include two villages, Near and Far Sawrey in the south; and the hamlets of High Wray, Low Wray, Colthouse and Loanthwaite in the north.
| Claife | |
|---|---|
 Wray Castle and the Langdale Pikes | |
  Claife Location in South Lakeland  Claife Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 298 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD3795 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | AMBLESIDE |
| Postcode district | LA22 |
| Dialling code | 01539 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
In the central area of the parish is Claife Heights, a hilly area which rises to 800 feet (240 m) above sea level at Latterbarrow and contains several tarns.[4] There is one major road in the parish, the B5285 connecting Hawkshead to the Windermere Ferry terminus at Far Sawrey.
At Low Wray is Wray Castle, a 19th-century house and grounds now owned by the National Trust. Many of the woodlands in the parish, including the area alongside Windermere are part of the National Trust's Hawkshead and Claife property.[5]
See also
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References
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- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Claife Parish (E04002595)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Claife Parish Council | Claife PCC| - HOME". www.claifeparishcouncil.org.uk.
- ^ "Parish information from the 2001 census" (PDF). Cumbria County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "'Townships: Claife', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8 (1914)". University of London & History of Parliament Trust. p. 380. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Hawkshead and Claife". National Trust. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
External links
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Claife (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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