Plans have been revealed for Keswick to become a focal point for the Lake District World Heritage Site.

It was announced earlier this month that the area had won its bid to secure Unesco World Heritage status.

It joined the ranks of the Taj Mahal, Grand Canyon and Stonehenge, which also have the status.


Now it has been revealed that a plaque commemorating the status could be erected in the Lake District's northernmost town.

Lake District National Park Authority member Geoff Davies informed town councillors of the proposal.

He explained that each World Heritage Site receives a plaque to display at the site.

In the Lake District's case, the vast size of the site led to discussions about where to position it.

Mr Davies shared an email from the authority, which said Keswick's Crow Park was the favoured location for the plaque and the National Trust was in discussions with planners from the authority about the best place in the park to site it.

An unveiling ceremony is also being discussed, with October 13 being considered as the favoured date for the event.

Mr Davies said: "Should this occasion come about, I thin it's quite a feather in your civic cap."

The Lake District is now one of 31 World Heritage Sites in the UK, including the city of Bath, the Tower of London, Canterbury Cathedral and the Giant's Causeway.

A Unesco committee in Krakow, Poland, backed the bid by the national park, which was among 33 nominations all over the world.

Helen Maclagan, culture director at the UK National Commission for Unesco, said the Lake District was "a priceless and irreplaceable asset not only to the UK but to humanity as a whole".

There are hopes the new status will help to boost Cumbria's economy.

There are more than 1,000 World Heritage Sites across the globe.