Crosby-on-Eden

Crosby-on-Eden

The Isle of Man visible from Crosby on the A596
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
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Coordinates: 54°55′55″N 2°50′38″W / 54.932°N 2.844°W Crosby-on-Eden is the combined name for two small villages, High Crosby and Low Crosby, within the civil parish of Stanwix Rural near Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

The villages are by the River Eden north-east of Carlisle, joined by a road that previously was the line of the Stanegate Roman road.[1]

In Low Crosby is the Church of St John the Evangelist, a rebuilt church by R.H. Billings in the Gothic style. A grange was built here and named Crosby. High Crosby is a half mile east of Low Crosby, and located in the village is Crosby House, a former mansion that is now a hotel.

The villages are bypassed by the A689 road which was previously numbered as part of the B6264 and follows the route of General Wade's Military Road.

Crosby-on-Eden also has a primary school, Crosby-on-Eden C. of E. School, built in 1844.

RAF Crosby-on-Eden

RAF Crosby-on-Eden was a Second World War airfield originally home to No.59 Operational Training Unit providing day training for Hawker Hurricane pilots.[2] It was replaced by No. 9 Operational Training Unit, 17 Group Coastal Command, in August 1942 for training long-range fighter crews on Bristol Beaufort and Bristol Beaufighter conversion squadrons, as well as air firing and night flying.[3] In August 1944, the station came under the command of No. 109 Operational Training Unit, a transport command of Douglas Dakotas.[4] The station was renamed 1383 TCU on 1 August 1945.

After the Second World War, British European Airways commenced flights to Ronaldsway and Belfast. However, the RAF station had no post-war use or need and was closed in 1947. It was reopened in 1960 as Carlisle Airport. Since 2006 the airport has been known officially as Carlisle Lake District Airport, and since 30 May 2009 the airport lease has been owned by the Stobart Group.

References

  1. ↑ "Roman Heritage Way - Carlisle to Walton / Banks". Romanheritageway.fsnet.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Royal Air Force Milfield". Milfield.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  3. ↑ "RAF Carlisle airfield". Controltowers.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  4. ↑ History of Dakota KG651

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