Rydal

British

/ ˈraɪdəl /

noun

a village in NW England, in Cumbria on Rydal Water (a small lake). Rydal Mount , home of Wordsworth from 1813 to 1850, is situated here

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Wordsworth Trust director Michael McGregor said it was "delighted" there would to be continued public access to Rydal Mount.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Or maybe “outside,” on her owner’s lawn in Rydal, Ga.? Or “water?” or “yummies?”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Until then, Mr. Grizzle, 69, of Rydal, Ga., had maintained his trademark good spirits.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020

The adventure ended with a half-mile swim across Rydal Water, a small, beautiful lake beloved of Wordsworth.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2020

Is it her battlefields, her castles and baronial halls, or such spots as Stratford-on-Avon, Abbotsford, and Rydal Mount?

From Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions by Cooke, Josiah Parsons

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