Endmoor is a small village within Cumbria, England, situated close to the A65 road. It is about 5 miles (8 km) from Kendal, just south of Oxenholme, and is in the parish of Preston Richard.

Endmoor
Endmoor
Endmoor is located in the former South Lakeland district
Endmoor
Endmoor
Location in South Lakeland
Endmoor is located in Cumbria
Endmoor
Endmoor
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD538848
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA8
Dialling code015395
PoliceCumbria
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England
Cumbria
54°15′25″N 2°42′29″W / 54.257°N 2.708°W / 54.257; -2.708

Endmoor is a community with small businesses including a shop, club inn, village school, village hall and bakery. A millennium clock stands on the green and there is a playground for the children.

History

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Endmoor used to be home to a grand manor house called Enyeat. This is now the name of a nearby road and the coach house (1875) is a guest house. In 1991 the new primary school "St.Patrick's C of E School" was built by locals. It is now 'the hub' of the village offering a pre-school, parent and toddler group, parent and child activities and adult / community classes such as Art & IT.

Poet John Keats stayed the night in the village in the summer of 1818 on a walking tour through the Lakes, with the goal of meeting his hero, William Wordsworth. Keats and his walking companion, Charles Brown, walked from Lancaster along the path of the modern A65 before reaching Endmoor. The following morning they walked to Kendal.[1]

The old school, opened in 1862, has been turned into housing. It was replaced by a new school in 1991.

Local schools

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Nearby secondary schools include Dallam School in Milnthorpe and Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "John Keats Walks the Lakes". The Keats Letters Project. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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