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
Friday, October 12, 2012
This is an old picture of Near Sawrey taken around 1905, the building in the centre is the back of the Tower Bank Arms and Hill Top is on the far left
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