In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grizedale like this:

GRIZEDALE, a hamlet in Satterthwaite township, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire; 3 miles S of Hawkshead. Grizedale Hall is the scat of M. Ainslie, Esq. There is a national school.

Grizedale through time

Grizedale is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grizedale itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grizedale, in Westmorland and Furness and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26122

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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