Hawkshead
Hawkshead is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England.[5] With the formation of the Lake District National Park in 1951, tourism grew in importance, though traditional farming still goes on around the village.Hawkshead has a timeless atmosphere and consists of a characterful warren of alleys, overhanging gables and a series of mediaeval squares.[13] Hawkshead was transferred to the new county of Cumbria in 1974, forming part of the South Lakeland district.[15] Hawkshead is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency and is represented in parliament by Tim Farron MP.
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