The William Paley Pond

The William Paley Pond is named after one of the most famous thinkers of his day, still known for his watchmaker argument for the existence of god from the intricate design of the world. The vicar of Dalston and Archdeacon of Carlisle he was an enthusiastic fisherman who knew the area around the Caldew very well. William Paley's writings were some of the most influential philosophical texts in late Enlightenment Britain and even inspired Charles Darwin.