In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clappersgate like this:
CLAPPERSGATE, a village on the western verge of Westmoreland; on the Brathay river, under Loughrigg-Fell, near the head of Windermere, 1¼ mile SW of Ambleside.
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Clappersgate through time
Clappersgate is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Clappersgate itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clappersgate, in South Lakeland and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24999
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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