Little Musgrave is a small village and former

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, now in the parish of Musgrave, in the

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district of

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, England. In 1891 the parish had a population of 52.

Location

The village is situated at 500 ft above sea level in the upper reaches of the Eden Valley just south of the Eden River and two and one-half miles west-south-west of Brough. The village lies within the historic county of

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History

Little Musgrave was formerly a

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in Crosby-Garret parish, from 1866 Little Musgrave was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 30 December 1894 and merged with "Great Musgrave" to form "Musgrave".

Notable residents

* William Edmundson (1627—1712), founder of the

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faith in Ireland.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Musgrave
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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