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Wythop is a civil parish in the north of Cumbria, England, between Cockermouth and Keswick. Population details are no longer maintained and can be found included in the parish of Embleton

Wythop
Wythop Beck and Eskin farm
Wythop Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of Allerdale Wythop Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	40 [1]
OS grid reference	NY182290
Civil parish	Wythop
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COCKERMOUTH
Postcode district	CA13
Dialling code	017687
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Copeland
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.650°N 3.266°W / 54.650; -3.266

Wythop is within one mile of the hamlets of Dubwath (in the parish of Setmurthy) and Wythop Mill (in Embleton).

Administratively Wythop forms part of the district of Allerdale.

Etymology and structure

• 'Wythop' is " 'withy valley', cf. 'wīðig', 'hop' " (from the Old English).[2] 'Wīðig','withy' means 'willow', 'hop' means 'a small enclosed valley'; so 'Wythop' is the 'valley of willow trees'.
• Alfred Wainwright stressed the unique nature of Wythop valley, in that instead of rising to a crest it fell away to the declinity of Bassenthwaite Lake.[3] However he also made the point that "its scenery is in no way freakish. Here is a charming and secluded natural sanctuary in an idyllic setting".[4]

Viewpoint

The promontory of Beck Wythop was selected by Thomas West as one of his four 'stations' for viewing Bassenthwaite Lake.[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Wythop

References

External links

• Media related to Wythop at Wikimedia Commons
• Cumbria County History Trust: Wythop (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

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