Mansriggs is a settlement and

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in the

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Unitary Authority, in the county of

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, England. Because of its small population, in the 2011 census the parish was grouped with Osmotherley. It has a joint parish council with Egton with Newland and Osmotherley. Mansriggs was ''Manslarig'' in 1520. Mansriggs Hall is a two-storey farmhouse in the parish. The parish contains one

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, a bridge, and one

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, a former blast furnace, blacking mill, and associated buildings.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Mansriggs
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Mansriggs
historical and genealogical information at

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