Where in 1878 Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley (1851-1920) was appointed as vicar, or head priest, for the local Church of England congregation.

A lifelong clergyman and poet, he was also one of the foremost environmental activists of his time. Born the year after Wordsworth's death, he was deeply attached to the work of the poet (and he recognized Dorothy's formative influence on William). He was also a self-proclaimed disciple of Ruskin, and, later, mentor to Beatrix Potter. He later served in Keswick (northern Lake District) and then retired in 1915 to spend his final years in one of Wordsworth's former homes in Grasmere.

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