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Barbon is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
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, Lancash ...
, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 263, which decreased to 236 according to the 2011 Census. The church is dedicated to
St Bartholomew Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). New Testament references The name ''Bartholomew ...
. The village is about north of
Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it lies south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish recorded a population of 1,771 in ...
and north of Casterton. Barbon Beck flows through, and takes its name from the village before flowing into the
River Lune The River Lune (archaically sometimes Loyne) is a river in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England. Etymology Several elucidations for the origin of the name ''Lune'' exist. Firstly, it may be that the name is Brittonic languages, Brittonic ...
. The A683 road passes to the west of the village between
Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it lies south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish recorded a population of 1,771 in ...
and
Sedbergh Sedbergh ( or ) is a town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. It falls within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Since April 2023, it has been administered by Westmorland and Furness local authority. Th ...
. The village has been within the
Yorkshire Dales National Park The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a national park in England which covers most of the Yorkshire Dales, the Howgill Fells, and the Orton Fells. The Nidderdale area of the Yorkshire Dales is not within the national park, and has instead ...
since 1 August 2016.


Description

The village was the childhood home of the poet
Catherine Grace Godwin Catherine Grace Godwin (25 December 1798 – 1845) was a Scottish novelist, amateur painter and poet. Biography Catherine Grace Garnett was born in Glasgow on 25 December 1798. Her mother, Catherine Grace Cleveland, died in childbirth. Her fath ...
who died here in 1845.The Poetical Works of the Late Great Catherine Grace Godwin
A.Cleveland Wigan, 1854
Barbon is the location of Barbon Manor Speed Hillclimb, an event that takes place on three occasions each year, in May, June and July, on a driveway that runs through Barbon Manor Park, by permission of the Shuttleworth Estate. The Barbon Inn, in the centre of the village, is a hotel, pub and restaurant built as a
coaching inn The coaching inn (also coaching house or staging inn) was a vital part of Europe's inland transport infrastructure until the development of the railway, providing a resting point ( layover) for people and horses. The inn served the needs of t ...
in the 17th century.


Other sources

A family history study, written in 1913, says, "The Hardys of Barbon, and some other Westmoreland Statesmen : Their Kith, Kin and Childer" followed their family history in Barbon from the 16th century until the late 19th century.republished by Bibliolife


See also

* Listed buildings in Barbon


References


External links

*
Cumbria County History Trust: Barbon
(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page) * http://barbonvillage.co.uk/ * http://barbon.org.uk/ *
Yorkshire Dales National Park The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a national park in England which covers most of the Yorkshire Dales, the Howgill Fells, and the Orton Fells. The Nidderdale area of the Yorkshire Dales is not within the national park, and has instead ...
Villages in Cumbria Westmorland and Furness Civil parishes in Cumbria Yorkshire Dales {{Cumbria-geo-stub