Crackenthorpe 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 below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
Eden District of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
, England. It is about south east of
Penrith. The village was on the
A66 road until it was by-passed. The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are therefore included in the parish of
Long Marton
Long Marton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of the English county of Cumbria. In 2011 the population was 827.
The village previously had a railway station called Long Marton railway station which closed in 1970. Within the p ...
.
Crackenthorpe Hall is a large grade II listed house which was rebuilt in the early 17th century and restructured in circa 1685 by Hugh & Thomas Machell. It has since been subdivided into several dwellings. It was reputedly haunted by the ghost of Peg Sneddle, the grey lady of Crackenthorpe. Her body was exhumed and buried in the bed of the River Eden under a boulder of Shap granite known as Peg's stone.
Location grid
See also
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Listed buildings in Crackenthorpe
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Crackenthorpe(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
* http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/crackenthorpe.htm
Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
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