Blea Tarn (Warcop), Westmorland

Historical Description

Blea Tarn, a hamlet and a lakelet in Warcop parish, Westmoreland. The hamlet lies on the E side of Patterdale, 6 miles NNE of Ambleside. The manor was given, in the time of Henry II., by John Tailbois to Byland Abbey in Yorkshire, and a cell to that abbey was built on it. The lakelet lies high, and sends a streamlet, jointly with that from Angle Tarn, to the head of Ullswater.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Blea Tarn (Warcop) from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Bleatarn)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Westmorland is available to browse.