title: Troutbeck, Lakes
text: # Troutbeck, Lakes
  
  Troutbeck is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lakes, in Westmorland and Furness unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Windermere town, and west of the A592 road, in the valley of Trout Beck. It is a conservation area and includes the National Trust property of Townend. In 1961 the parish had a population of 592.
  
  ## Village amenities
  
  * Post Office, General Store and Teashop (on main road through village)
  * Village Institute (above Post Office)
  * The Mortal Man Inn (on main road through village). Has the "Oh, Mortal Man" verse on the pub sale, with reference to Sally Birkett's Ale:
  
     "O mortal man that lives by bread, What is it makes thy nose so red? Thou silly fool, that look'st so pale,
     'Tis drinking Sally Birkett's ale."
  * The Queen's Head Hotel (on A592, Kirkstone Pass Road)
  * Jesus Church, with unusual Pre-Raphaelite stained glass
  * Limefitt Caravan Park
  
  ## History
  
  Troutbeck was formerly a township and chapelry in Windermere parish, from 1866 Troutbeck was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1974 to form Lakes.
  
  