a market-town of Cumberland, 30 miles S. of Carlisle, is delightfully situate on the left bank of the Greta, close to the Lake of Derwentwater, and beneath the shadow of Skiddaw. It is one of the chief stations for visitors to the lakes, surrounded as it is by one of the finest landscapes in England. It was for many years the residence of Southey, whose house, Greta Hall, stands close by the river side. There is a monument to the poet in the parish church, a handsome building in the perpendicular style. Keswick is noted for its manufacture of lead pencils; the mineral, of the finest quality, is obtained in the neighbouring mines of Borrowdale. It has a public library and reading-room, and two museums illustrative of the mineralogy of the neighbourhood. Pop. 2618.