Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of
Orton, in the
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal ...
district of
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. The surname
Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from
Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or river. There is also the smaller hamlet of
Sunbiggin nearby. Circa 1870, it had a population of 214 as recorded in the
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
The ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' is a substantial topographical dictionary first published between 1870 and 1872, edited by the Reverend John Marius Wilson. It contains a detailed description of England and Wales. Its six volumes h ...
.
Northwest of the hamlet is the
Gamelands stone circle.
[Aubrey Burl (2005) ''A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany'', page 80. ]
See also
*
Listed buildings in Orton, Westmorland and Furness
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Orton(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Hamlets in Cumbria
Orton, Westmorland and Furness
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