Dove Cottage is a Vernacular Cottage cottage in Grasmere, Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is Grade I listed.
Location: Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Verified facts
- Architectural style: Vernacular Cottage
confidence 80/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-2316, SRC-2318, SRC-7810, SRC-7811 - Historic designation: Grade I listed
confidence 80/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-2316, SRC-2319, SRC-7812, SRC-7813
Evidence & sources
- SRC-2316 — Wikipedia — Dove Cottage (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-2318 — Wordsworth Grasmere (Wordsworth Trust) — The Place (Tier 1, official_site; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-2319 — Lake District Lodge Holidays — Everything You Need to Know About Dove Cottage (Tier 3, blog; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7810 — Britain Express — Dove Cottage & Wordsworth Museum (Tier 3, article; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7811 — Historic England — Architectural analysis of Dove Cottage (Research Report 84/2010) (Tier 1, primary; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7812 — Historic England — Dove Cottage at Town End, Official List Entry (1272002) (Tier 1, primary; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7813 — Art Fund — Wordsworth Grasmere (Dove Cottage) (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
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