Langwathby
| Langwathby | |
 Village green |
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  Langwathby Langwathby shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 748 (2001) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NY569336 |
| Civil parish | Langwathby |
| District | Eden |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01768 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Penrith and the Border |
Langwathby is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria, England. It is situated about 5 miles (8.0 km) north east of Penrith on the A686 road. The village lies on the banks of the River Eden.
The village is centred around a large village green next to which stands the village pub, post office and village hall. There is a primary school on the road to Little Salkeld.
At Langwathby Hall is the visitor attraction and working ostrich farm called Eden Ostrich World.
The Settle to Carlisle Railway has a station in the village.
The parish includes the nearby village of Edenhall which was a separate parish until 1934.
Etymology
'Langwathby' can be translated as 'long' ('lang'), 'ford' ('wath', Old Norse 'vað'), 'village' (Old English 'bȳ', Old Norse 'býr'), referring to the fording of the River Eden which runs along the edge of the village. [1]
Industry
At Langwathby there is a chicken processing factory, egg packing station and an animal feed mill.
At Barbary Plains just outside Edenhall there was formerly a cement block works formerly owned by Hanson plc but now owned by RMC Group, part of Cemex.
References
- ↑ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 218-219.
External links
Media related to Langwathby at Wikimedia Commons - Cumbria County History Trust: Langwathby (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)