Saxon-style home for just £100.

"Dorothy Wade reckoned she landed herself a real bargain when she picked up a Saxon-style home for just £100. The timber hut was one of the 134 lots going yesterday at an auction, which was selling what was left of Derventio Heritage Village. The Viking village, which opened...

'William Wordsworth'

"William Wordsworth was born on 7 April 1770 in a fine Georgian house in Cockermouth, now called Wordsworth House. His father John was estate agent to Sir James Lowther, who owned the house. The garden at the back,...

Workington, Cumbria, England

Workington is an ancient market and industrial town at the mouth of the River Derwent. Some parts of the town north of the River Derwent date back to Roman times. It was in the 18th century, with the exploitation of...

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