Crosby Ravensworth
Millennium Sandstone Pillar
Crosby Ravensworth is located in Cumbria
Crosby Ravensworth
Crosby Ravensworth
Location within Cumbria
Population517 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY6214
Civil parish
  • Crosby Ravensworth
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01931
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Crosby Ravensworth is a village and civil parish in the Eden 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,[2] decreasing to 517 at the 2011 Census.[1]

History

Charles II Monument

Prehistoric remains include the White Hag stone circle (54°29′50″N 2°36′30″W / 54.497294°N 2.608298°W / 54.497294; -2.608298). 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.[3] The remains of a moat surround Corsby Hall, a farm in the village. A more recent monument at Black Dub commemorates the visit of Charles II of England 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 Coast to Coast Walk. It features a considerable expanse of limestone pavement.

Notable people

Governance

An electoral ward 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.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Crosby Ravensworth Parish (E04002528)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Crosby Ravensworth Parish (16UF019)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ↑ British Museum Collection
  4. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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