Ravenstonedale

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Coordinates: 54°25′51″N 2°25′38″W / 54.43084°N 2.42728°W

Ravenstonedale
St Oswalds Church in Ravenstonedale
Ravenstonedale Ravenstonedale shown within Cumbria
Population	570 (2001)
OS grid reference	NY723040
Civil parish	Ravenstonedale
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode district	CA17
Dialling code	01539
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border
List of places UK England Cumbria

Ravenstonedale is a village and large civil parish in Cumbria, on the watershed between the River Lune and River Eden. Historically also known as "Russendale", the parish is divided into four parts: Town, Newbiggin-on-Lune, Bowderdale and Fell End. An alternative spelling may be Rausyngdale ^[1]

Village

The village is centred on a single main street, though there are many scattered dwellings on the periphery. Slightly to the south east of the village centre is Ravenstonedale Endowed School. There are two inns in the village, and one about two miles outside at Fell End.

St Oswald’s church

Main article: St Oswald's Church, Ravenstonedale

The parish church, dedicated to St Oswald, dates mainly from the rebuild in 18th century. The tower dates from 1738, and the rest is of 1744. It has an interesting interior where rows of box pews face a central aisle in the collegiate style. There is a very good example of a three-decker pulpit. To the north of the church are the excavated remains of a Gilbertine priory built in the 12th century, which can still be viewed. There is an interpretation board

Transport links

The village is just off the A685 which runs from Junction 38 of the M6 at Tebay through Kirkby Stephen and connects with the A66 at Brough. The village was served by Ravenstonedale railway station but it closed to passengers in 1952, and to goods traffic in 1962. The nearest station is Kirkby Stephen railway station which is about 4 miles away by road, and is on the main Settle-Carlisle Line.

Gallery

St Oswald's church
St Oswald's church interior east
St Oswald's church interior west
Low Chapel Methodist church
Village Endowed School
The Black Swan
The King's Head
High Chapel, formerly the United Reformed Church, now the Community and Heritage Centre.

External links

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↑ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40/647; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/bCP40no647dorses/IMG_0786.htm; second entry, with Richard de Musgrave as the plaintiff, and where 2 of the defendants are from 'Raunsyngdale' or 'Ravnsyngdale'

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