Armathwaite is a village in the English

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. Historically within the county of Cumberland, Armathwaite lies on the River Eden, forms part of

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district and is served by Armathwaite railway station. The majority of the village is in Hesket

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but with some buildings in the parish of

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and others on the outskirts of the village located in the parish of

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, within the

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district. The

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on the west bank of the river was originally a

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with a large but undistinguished

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extension. The

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of Christ and St Mary was formerly a

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in the parish of Hesket-in-the-Forest and is one of the smallest parish churches in England. By the 17th century the original chapel had become ruinous but it was rebuilt before 1688 by Richard Skelton of Armathwaite Castle. It consists of a chancel and nave with a wooden roof and a small western bell turret. The town of Armathwaite in

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was named by Alwyn Maude, who was from the Armathwaite area (then in Cumberland) and who arrived in

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about 1881 and settled in the Rugby Colony.

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(former spy) spent his childhood in Armathwaite. An application to erect a wind turbine on a ridge to the south east of the village was considered by Eden District Council in 2014 and turned down. The application attracted 3 letters of support and 895 letters of objection. Another wind turbine application for nearby Aiketgate is being considered by the Harmony Energy Ltd. on land at Barrock End Farm. Armathwaite Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1907. The club disappeared following WW1.“Armathwaite Golf Club”
“Golf's Missing Links”.

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External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Hesket in the Forest
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Armathwaite community site
* {{authority control Villages in Cumbria Eden District Inglewood Forest Ainstable

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