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Great Ormside
Great Ormside is a small village in the parish of Ormside, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. It is near the River Eden, Cumbria, River Eden. There is also the smaller neighbouring hamlet of Little Ormside. It also has a church called St James' Church, Great Ormside, St. James's Church. Close to the church in Great Ormside is Ormside Hall, 17th-century house which incorporates the remains of a late 14th- or early 15th-century tower house. See also *Listed buildings in Ormside *Ormside bowl References External links {{Commons category, Great OrmsideGreat Ormside at Visit Cumbria website Villages in Cumbria Westmorland and Furness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St James' Church, Great Ormside
St James' Church is in the village of Great Ormside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. The parish is united with nine other parishes and thirteen places of worship to form the Heart of Eden benefice. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I Listed building#England and Wales, listed building. It stands on top of a circular mound overlooking the River Eden, Cumbria, River Eden. History The mound on which the church stands was a sacred site before the coming of Christianity, and was used as a burial place by the Vikings. The date of the first Christian church on the site is unknown, but the nave of the present church dates from the late 11th century. A north aisle was added and the chancel was widened in about the middle of the 12th century. The west tower was built in the following century. In the early 16th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormside
Ormside is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, which includes the village of Great Ormside and the hamlet of Little Ormside Little Ormside is a hamlet in the parish of Ormside, in the Westmorland and Furness District, in the English county of Cumbria. __TOC__ Location It is a few miles away from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. It is near the River Ed .... It had a population of 133 in 2001, increasing to 167 at the 2011 Census. See also * Listed buildings in Ormside * Ormside railway station * Ormside bowl References External links Cumbria County History Trust: Ormside(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) Ormsideat britishlistedbuilding.co.uk Civil parishes in Cumbria {{Cumbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmorland And Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal Port in Barrow-in-Furness, and agriculture in the rural parts of the area. The council area was formed on 1 April 2023, on the abolition of Cumbria County Council. The council covers the areas formerly served by the districts of Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Eden District, Eden, and South Lakeland, which also ceased to function. It includes all of the area of the historic county of Westmorland as well as the Furness district of historic Lancashire. It also incorporates a very small part of historic Yorkshire, together with about a quarter of the area of (but only 10% of the population of) the historic county of Cumberland. The other part of Cumbria, to the north and west, forms the unitary authority area of Cumberland (u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Carlisle. Cumbria is predominantly rural, with an area of and a population of 500,012; this makes it the third-largest ceremonial county in England by area but the eighth-smallest by population. Carlisle is located in the north; the towns of Workington and Whitehaven lie on the west coast, Barrow-in-Furness on the south coast, and Penrith, Cumbria, Penrith and Kendal in the east of the county. For local government purposes the county comprises two Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas, Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland (unitary authority), Cumberland. Cumbria was created in 1974 from the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmorland And Lonsdale (UK Parliament Constituency)
Westmorland and Lonsdale is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in the south of Cumbria, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 by Tim Farron, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats (2015–2017). Westmorland and Lonsdale is the Liberal Democrats' longest continuously held seat in England, as the only English seat they have won in every election since 2005. Constituency profile Created in 1983, the seat is named after the Historic counties of England, historic county of Westmorland and the History of Lancashire, Lancashire Lonsdale Hundred, Hundred of Lonsdale, both of which extend beyond the bounds of the constituency. Important towns by size in the constituency include Kendal, Windermere, Cumbria (town), Windermere and Appleby-in-Westmorland. This is one of a minority of rur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden District
Eden was a local government district in Cumbria, England, based at Penrith Town Hall in Penrith. It was named after the River Eden, which flowed north through the district toward Carlisle. Its population of 49,777 at the 2001 census, increased to 52,564 at the 2011 Census. A 2019 estimate was 53,253. In July 2021 it was announced that, in April 2023, Cumbria would be divided into two unitary authorities. On 1 April 2023, Eden District Council was abolished and its functions transferred to the new authority Westmorland and Furness, which also covers the former districts of Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland. Extent The Eden District area of 2,156 sq. km (832 square miles) made it, after 2009, the eighth largest in England and the largest non-unitary district. It also had the lowest population density of any district in England and Wales, with a mean of 25 persons per square kilometre. In 2011, the population was 5 per cent above its 2001 level. The district council was cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, with a population of 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby is the county town of the historic county of Westmorland. It was known just as Appleby until 1974–1976, when the council of the successor parish to the borough changed it to retain the name Westmorland, which was abolished as an administrative area under the Local Government Act 1972, before being revived as Westmorland and Furness in 2023. It lies south-east of Penrith, south-east of Carlisle, north-east of Kendal and west of Darlington. History The town's name derives from the Old English ''æppel-by'', meaning "farm or settlement with apple trees". St Lawrence's Parish Church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Appleby Castle was founded by Ranulf le Meschin in the early 12th century. The Borough followed by royal charter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Eden, Cumbria
The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England. It rises on Black Fell Moss, near the village of Outhgill, and runs in a generally north-westerly direction through the Vale of Eden and Solway Plain before reaching the sea at the Solway Firth. Etymology The river was known to the Romans as the ''Itouna'', as recorded by the Greek geographer Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) in the 2nd century AD. This name derives from the Celtic word ''ituna'', meaning ''water'', or ''rushing''. Thus, there is no relation to the biblical Garden of Eden. Course of river The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North Yorkshire; the river gave its name to the former Eden district of Cumbria. Two other rivers arise in the same peat bogs here, within a kilometre of each other: the River Swale and River Ure. It starts life as Red Gill Beck, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Ormside
Little Ormside is a hamlet in the parish of Ormside, in the Westmorland and Furness District, in the English county of Cumbria. __TOC__ Location It is a few miles away from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. It is near the River Eden. There is also the larger neighbouring village of Great Ormside Great Ormside is a small village in the parish of Ormside, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. It is near the River Eden, Cumbria, Rive .... See also * Listed buildings in Ormside References Little Ormside at Visit Cumbria website Hamlets in Cumbria Westmorland and Furness {{Cumbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormside Hall - Geograph
Ormside is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, which includes the village of Great Ormside and the hamlet of Little Ormside Little Ormside is a hamlet in the parish of Ormside, in the Westmorland and Furness District, in the English county of Cumbria. __TOC__ Location It is a few miles away from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. It is near the River Ed .... It had a population of 133 in 2001, increasing to 167 at the 2011 Census. See also * Listed buildings in Ormside * Ormside railway station * Ormside bowl References External links Cumbria County History Trust: Ormside(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) Ormsideat britishlistedbuilding.co.uk Civil parishes in Cumbria {{Cumbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Ormside
Ormside is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It contains nine listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades.Another one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Great Ormside and Little Ormside Little Ormside is a hamlet in the parish of Ormside, in the Westmorland and Furness District, in the English county of Cumbria. __TOC__ Location It is a few miles away from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. It is near the River Ed ..., and is otherwise rural. The most important buildings are an 11th-century church and a 14th-century hall; both of these and structures associated with them are listed. The other listed buildings are a house, farmhouses and farm buildings. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormside Bowl
The Ormside Bowl is an Anglo-Saxon art, Anglo-Saxon double-bowl in gilding, gilded silver and bronze, with glass, perhaps Northumbrian, dating from the mid-8th century which was found in 1823, possibly buried next to a Viking warrior in Great Ormside, Cumbria, though the circumstances of the find were not well recorded. If so, the bowl was probably looted from York by the warrior before being buried with him on his death. The bowl is one of the finest pieces of Anglo-Saxon silverwork found in England. Description The bowl is a double-shelled cup made from 2 pieces riveted together with dome-headed rivets and beaded collars. The surface of the bowl is decorated with a Repoussé and chasing, chased repousse technique. Sometime after it was originally made the bowl was converted into a drinking vessel. Inner bowl The inner cup is made from gilt-bronze and is riveted with studs of blue glass and silver. The base plate of the internal bowl features 16 circular pieces of glass with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
