Wordsworth House
Grade I listed historic house museum in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK
54°39′49″N 3°22′05″W / 54.663623°N 3.368026°W
Wordsworth House is a Georgian townhouse in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. It is owned by the National Trust.
It was built in the mid-18th century. William Wordsworth was born in the house in 1770. The house is a Grade I listed building.[1] It is open to the public as a museum from March to October of each year.
In November 2009, Cumbria was hit by flooding. Wordsworth House was affected, but volunteers were able to save many of the artifacts.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Wordsworth House", historicengland.org.uk, Historic England, retrieved 2009-12-21
- ↑ Floods in Cumbria – November 2009, BBC, 7 December 2009, retrieved 2009-12-21
