Troutbeck, Lakes
# Troutbeck, Lakes

Troutbeck is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lakes, in Westmorland and Furness unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Windermere town, and west of the A592 road, in the valley of Trout Beck. It is a conservation area and includes the National Trust property of Townend. In 1961 the parish had a population of 592.

## Village amenities

* Post Office, General Store and Teashop (on main road through village)
* Village Institute (above Post Office)
* The Mortal Man Inn (on main road through village). Has the "Oh, Mortal Man" verse on the pub sale, with reference to Sally Birkett's Ale:

   "O mortal man that lives by bread, What is it makes thy nose so red? Thou silly fool, that look'st so pale,
   'Tis drinking Sally Birkett's ale."
* The Queen's Head Hotel (on A592, Kirkstone Pass Road)
* Jesus Church, with unusual Pre-Raphaelite stained glass
* Limefitt Caravan Park

## History

Troutbeck was formerly a township and chapelry in Windermere parish, from 1866 Troutbeck was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1974 to form Lakes.

