Two Cumbrian villages have been named on a new national list of the Top 30 villages in the UK. The tiny villages of Cartmel and Dent are both listed by The Telegraph in its new list of "favourite untrammelled villages".
They are the only two villages in the north west that have made the list published today. None feature from Greater Manchester, Lancashire or Cheshire.
Experts from across the country were recruited by The Telegraph to select villages for the list. The criteria was for villages that "retain their authentic character, where medieval pubs and churches remain the beating heart of the community, and where wlecoming shopkeepers stock treats from local producers".
