Wordsworth House

Wordsworth House

Wordsworth House is a Georgian townhouse situated in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust.

The house was the childhood home of William Wordsworth. It is open to the public from March to October each year.

ee also

*Dove Cottage
*Rydal Mount

External links

* [http://www.wordsworthhouse.org.uk Wordsworth House]
* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-wordsworthhouse.htm Wordsworth House information at the National Trust]
* [http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/wordhse.htm Wordsworth House information from VisitCumbria]


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