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Keswick is a market town in Cumbria, England, and inside the Lake District National Park, just north of the Derwentwater Lake. It is on the A66 linking Workington and Penrith, and has a population of about 5,000 (500 more than in 1901).
The town is recorded in the 13th century as Cese-wic, indicating that it acted as a market for cheese. During the 16th century, small scale mining took place here, and it was the source of the world's first graphite pencils. The pencil industry remains today, including the Cumberland Pencil Museum!
It is administered by Allerdale Borough Council.
It is also known for an annual Christian Convention (called the Keswick Convention) that has been running since 1875 and now covers three weeks towards the end of summer.
