Langwathby is a village and
civil parish
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in northern
Cumbria
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, England, about north east of
Penrith on the
A686 road. The village lies on the east bank of the
River Eden. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 748, increasing to 866 at the 2011 Census.
The village is centred on a large village green next to which stands St Peter's church, the village pub, the shop & post office, and the village hall. There is a
primary school
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on the road to
Little Salkeld
Little Salkeld is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hunsonby, in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, a few miles to the north east of Penrith. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 91.
History
The manor a ...
and there are two garages.
The ford which gave the village its name was replaced by a three-arched sandstone toll bridge, which was washed away in 1968. A metal girder bridge was erected as a “temporary” replacement, and it is still there, the longest standing temporary bridge in the country.
At Langwathby Hall was the visitor attraction and working
ostrich
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farm called Eden Ostrich World, which closed in 2012.
The
Settle to Carlisle Railway
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has a
railway station
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in the village, built in 1876. The station building is now a cafe.
The parish includes the nearby village of
Edenhall
Edenhall is a clustered village in the south-west of the civil parish of Langwathby, 800m to the north in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Edenhall has a church called St Cuthbert's Church. The name Edenhall originates fro ...
which was a separate parish until 1934.
Langwathby is also the base of the 'Pride of Cumbria', one of the helicopters run by the
Great North Air Ambulance Service
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In the 1600s, Langwathby moor was the site of a major racecourse. The last race was held in 1699.
Etymology
'Langwathby' can be translated as 'long' ('lang'), 'ford' ('wath',
Old Norse
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'vað'), 'village' (
Old English 'bȳ',
Old Norse
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'býr'), referring to the fording of the
River Eden which runs along the edge of the village.
It is sometimes locally called Langanby.
Governance
An
electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north east to
Gamblesby
Gamblesby is a village near Melmerby, in the civil parish of Glassonby, Cumbria, England. It appears first in written records in 1177 as ''Gamelesbi'', and in 1212 as ''Gamelesby''. Originally a township of the ancient parish of Addingham, Gam ...
and south to
Edenhall
Edenhall is a clustered village in the south-west of the civil parish of Langwathby, 800m to the north in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Edenhall has a church called St Cuthbert's Church. The name Edenhall originates fro ...
with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,562.
Industry
At Langwathby there is a
chicken
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processing factory and an
animal feed
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mill.
At Barbary Plains just outside Edenhall, there was formerly a cement block works formerly owned by
Hanson plc
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and later by
RMC Group
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, part of
Cemex
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. The site is now a depot and head office for a haulage company.
See also
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Listed buildings in Langwathby
Langwathby is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England. It contains 27 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, one is at ...
References
External links
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Cumbria County History Trust: Langwathby(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Eden District
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