Lilliput Lane

{{Short description|British range of model cottages and scenes}}

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| name = Lilliput Lane

| logo = Lilliput Lane Logo.jpg

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| foundation = 1982

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| defunct = 2016

| location = Langholm, Scotland, UK

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| area_served = Worldwide

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| products = Ornaments

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| parent = Enesco

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Image:Lilliput Lane Fishermans Bothy.jpg

Lilliput Lane, founded in 1982 by David Tate,{{cite web|url=http://www.lilliputlanecottages.com/|title=Lilliput Lane Cottages — at A Fine Bit of Britain Fine Gifts and Collectables|accessdate=February 10, 2012}} was a company known for its extensive range of realistic miniature handmade models of real English and Welsh cottages and scenes. Formerly based in Workington, and Penrith,{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/17063054.lilliput-lane-closes-down/|title = Lilliput Lane closes down}} Cumbria, the company moved to Langholm in 2009.{{cite news|newspaper=Cumberland and Westmorland Herald|date=20 March 2009|title=Lilliput Lane closes door on Penrith|url=http://www.cwherald.com/a/archive/lilliput-lane-closes-door-on-penrith.323702.html}} It has produced models ranging from The Tower of London and Tower Bridge to small fisherman's bothies as seen in the adjacent image. The models sell in over 50 countries around the world. In 2016, Enesco announced they were closing their production factory in Langholm, and also announced that Lilliput Lane would cease to be manufactured.

In January 2017, David Tate died after a nine-year battle with cancer.

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