Keswick, Cumbria
Keswick ismarket townCumbria, England,insideLake District National Park, just north ofDerwentwater Lake. ItonA66 linking WorkingtonPenrith,haspopulationabout 5,000 (500 more than1901).The townrecorded in13th century as Cese-wic, indicating thatacted asmarketcheese. During16th century, small scale mining took place here,it wassource ofworld's first graphite pencils. The pencil industry remains today.
Itadministered by Allerdale Borough Council.
