Crosby Ravensworth is a village and civil parish in the

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district of Cumbria, England. The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the M6 motorway, and Shap. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 538, decreasing to 517 at the 2011 Census.

History

Prehistoric remains include the White Hag

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(). A pair of almost identical La Tène Celtic spoons dating from the Iron Age were found in Crosby Ravensworth in the nineteenth century and are now housed in the British Museum in London. The remains of a moat surround Corsby Hall, a farm in the village. A more recent monument at Black Dub commemorates the visit of

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in 1651. The fell also contains one of several sites in England called Robin Hood's Grave.

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

Crosby Ravensworth Fell is the source of the River Lyvennet and is crossed by the

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. It features a considerable expanse of limestone pavement.

Notable people

*John Langhorne, mathematical master at Giggleswick School * Reverend John Langhorne, Master of Tonbridge School, Headmaster of

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and vicar of Lamberhurst * Reverend Thomas Langhorne, Founder of Loretto School *Reverend

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(1632 – 20 April 1703) – A famed English scholar. Dean of Lichfield

Governance

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in the same name exists. This ward stretches from Bolton south to Great Asby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,396.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Crosby Ravensworth
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
The Cumbria Directory
*https://web.archive.org/web/20100611003235/http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/crosby/crosby.htm *http://www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/crosby-ravensworth-st-lawrences-church/ *http://www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/crosby-ravensworth/ *http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=crosby_ravensworth Villages in Cumbria Civil parishes in Cumbria Eden District {{Cumbria-geo-stub

History

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

Notable people

Governance

See also

References

External links