Leswick

Leswick is a district of Norrilund, located along the coast of the Gulf of Saron at the city's far northern end. Once nothing more than a far-flung part of the district of Ammaston, Leswick is now a separate district with a distinct character of its own. This is a neighborhood of middle-class professionals who have taken advantage of the housing that was built in the last few years by local landowners. The area is a patchwork of old houses and small farms that are gradually being replaced with housing for the middleclass
workers and the servants of the great houses in nearby Ammaston. The houses here are built to a pattern, like in Ammaston, but are smaller and of a cheaper nature. Almost nothing of the fields that once were the norm here still exist.
This is a quiet neighborhood, with little police or criminal presence. Industry is extremely important in the area, however, and breweries, small furniture manufacturers, artisans, and other factories dominate the district's center. The district's most important factories include the Pepham Lamp Factory, which manufactures the gaslamps that light Norrilund's streets, and Kerryhall Furniture Works. In the southern part of the district, the Four Square neighborhood provides employment for rail car servicing, and has an electrical generating station for the underground. The district's rocky waterfront is mostly made up of small industrial docks, with a few larger estates and manors. Both Front Road and Leswick Road – the major arteries in the area - handle cart traffic into the outlying towns and neighboring districts. The roads are paved and of good quality, and they see heavy usage on the weekends as the wealthy flee Norrilund to their nearby beachfront estates.
Farmers working the fertile lands to Norrilund's northwest gather regularly at Button Market, a large trade yard. While Button Market at Leswick's smaller markets specialize in vegetables and dairy products, the district's artisans and small factories also offer their wares in these outdoor commons.
The lands in this area are predominantly owned by Lord Ammaston, Lord Faulk, and Mr. Havelan Giddings. While some of the plots are for sale and much of the housing here is for sale, the land itself is rented. A homeowner, thus, still has a rent to pay to whoever owns the development they are living in. More likely, however, one is renting a flat in the houses, rather than owning the house itself. This allows the less well-off of the middle-class and working class to find a nice home in a new building without the expense of buying a home or renting in a more expensive area of the city.
Leswick is also the location of the Hulry Hovercraft Docks. Hovercraft ferries to Hulry leave daily, and are well-integrated with Norrilund's rail system. Regular rail service moves through the area, so that the sound of trains is a constant background din.
Category:Districts of Norrilund
Category:Locations in Norrilund