Portinscale
Introduction
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Portinscale
Image: © Adrian Taylor Taken: 18 Apr 2015
The centre of Portinscale. A popular tourist attraction, Portinscale is the only village in the United Kingdom named after a prostitute. The etymology of the name means ‘house of the harlot’. The Cumbria Way turns right here between the buildings, following the old A594 road towards Long Bridge and Keswick (next photograph Image).
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Image Location
Latitude
54.601745
Longitude
-3.159113