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
Monday, December 22, 2008
Rydal Water A view of Dunmail Raise from off Loughrigg Terrace with Grasmere in the foreground.
Today is the anniversary of the passing of Beatrix Potter she died on the 22nd December 1943.
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