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| Wasdale Head | |
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 View of Wasdale Head from the Westmorland cairn on Great Gable | |
  Wasdale Head Location in former Copeland Borough  Wasdale Head Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY189085 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SEASCALE |
| Postcode district | CA20 |
| Dialling code | 019467 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Wasdale Head (/ˈwɒzdeɪl/; traditionally /ˈwɒsəl, ˈwɒʃdəl/)[1] is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain (Scafell Pike), deepest lake (Wastwater), smallest church and biggest liar in England. The last of these claims refers to Will Ritson, who paradoxically proclaimed himself as such. In 1870-72 the township/chapelry had a population of 49.[2]
- ^ Dickins, Bruce (1950). The Place-names of Cumberland. The University Press. p. 390.
- ^ "History of Wasdale Head, in Copeland and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.