Keswick, Cumbria

'''Keswick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɛ|z|ɪ|k}} {{respell|KEZ|ik}}) is a [[market town]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[Cumberland (unitary authority)|Cumberland]] unitary authority area of [[Cumbria]], England. It lies within the [[Lake District National Park]], just north of [[Derwentwater]] and {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} from [[Bassenthwaite Lake]]. The parish had a population of 4,658 at the [[2021–2022 United Kingdom censuses|2021 census]].

'''Keswick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɛ|z|ɪ|k}} {{respell|KEZ|ik}}) is a [[market town]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[Cumberland (unitary authority)|Cumberland]] unitary authority area of [[Cumbria]], England. It lies within the [[Lake District National Park]], just north of [[Derwentwater]] and {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} from [[Bassenthwaite Lake]]. The parish had a population of 4,658 at the [[2021–2022 United Kingdom censuses|2021 census]].

There is evidence of [[Prehistoric Cumbria|prehistoric occupation]] of the area, but the first recorded mention of the town dates from the 13th century, when [[Edward I of England]] granted a [[market charter|charter]] for Keswick's market, which has maintained a continuous 700-year existence. The town was an important [[Coal mining in the United Kingdom|mining area]], and from the 18th century has been known as a holiday centre; tourism has been its principal industry for more than 150 years. Its features include the [[Moot Hall, Keswick|Moot Hall]]; a modern theatre, the [[Theatre by the Lake]]; one of Britain's oldest surviving cinemas, the Alhambra; and the [[Keswick Museum and Art Gallery]] in the town's largest open space, [[Fitz Park]]. Among the town's annual events is the [[Keswick Convention]], an [[Evangelical]] gathering attracting visitors from many countries.

There is evidence of [[Prehistoric Cumbria|prehistoric occupation]] of the area, but the first recorded mention of the town dates from the 13th century, when [[Edward I of England]] granted a [[market charter|charter]] for Keswick's market, which has maintained a continuous 700-year existence. The town was an important [[Coal mining in the United Kingdom|mining area]], and from the 18th century has been known as a holiday centre; tourism has been its principal industry for more than 150 years. Its features include the [[Moot Hall, Keswick|Moot Hall]]; a modern theatre, the [[Theatre by the Lake]]; one of Britain's oldest surviving cinemas, the Alhambra; and the [[Keswick Museum and Art Gallery]] in the town's largest open space, [[Fitz Park]]. Among the town's annual events is the [[Keswick Convention]], an [[Evangelical]] gathering Englandpixians and southerns from horsham and cambridge to keswick, then northern lets helios and daniel for a cup of tea

Keswick became widely known for its association with the poets [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] and [[Robert Southey]]. Together with their fellow [[Lake Poet]] [[William Wordsworth]], based at [[Grasmere (village)|Grasmere]], {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} away, they made the scenic beauty of the area widely known to readers in Britain and beyond. In the late 19th century and into the 20th, Keswick was the focus of several important initiatives by the growing conservation movement, often led by [[Hardwicke Rawnsley]], vicar of the nearby [[St Kentigern's Church, Crosthwaite|Crosthwaite parish]] and co-founder of the [[National Trust]], which has built up extensive holdings in the area.

Keswick became widely known for its association with the poets [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] and [[Robert Southey]]. Together with their fellow [[Lake Poet]] [[William Wordsworth]], based at [[Grasmere (village)|Grasmere]], {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} away, they made the scenic beauty of the area widely known to readers in Britain and beyond. In the late 19th century and into the 20th, Keswick was the focus of several important initiatives by the growing conservation movement, often led by [[Hardwicke Rawnsley]], vicar of the nearby [[St Kentigern's Church, Crosthwaite|Crosthwaite parish]] and co-founder of the [[National Trust]], which has built up extensive holdings in the area.