Buckle Yeat is situated in the village of Near Sawrey.
The name Buckle Yeat is over 300 years old and it means fasten the gate.In years gone by the gate referred to would be the gate to the village.
Near Sawrey was once home to the children's writer Beatrix Potter about whom the movie Miss Potter is all about. Hill Top Farm where she wrote many of her stories is a museum and is open to the public.
Near Sawrey
Saturday, August 30, 2008
I had a phone call from an uncle in Ulverston yesterday tellng me he had spotted the photo of the Buckle Yeat robin on the BBC lunchtime news weather slot, I had sent it in the other day. The bad news is no sign all day today of Robbie the robin.
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