AMBLESIDE, a small market town in Westmoreland, situated about a mile from the head of Lake Windermere, and 14 miles from Kendal. During the summer it is much frequented by tourists on account of its beautiful situation. In its vicinity is Rydal Mount, for many years the residence of the poet Wordsworth. Some indistinct remains of Roman fortifications, in which coins, urns, and other relics have been frequently discovered, exist in the neighbourhood. Coarse woollen cloths are manufactured at Ambleside. Population in 1871, 1988.