Crosby Ravensworth

Crosby Ravensworth
Millennium Sandstone Pillar
Crosby Ravensworth  Crosby Ravensworth shown within Cumbria
Population	538 (2001)
OS grid reference	NY6214
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01931
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border
List of places UK England Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°31′34″N 2°35′13″W / 54.526°N 2.587°W / 54.526; -2.587

Crosby Ravensworth is a village, civil parish and fell in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the M6 motorway, and Shap.

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.^[1] 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

• John Langhorne, mathematical master at Giggleswick School
• Reverend John Langhorne, Master of Tonbridge School, Headmaster of The King's School, Rochester and vicar of Lamberhurst
• Reverend Thomas Langhorne, Founder of Loretto School
• Reverend Lancelot Addison (1632 – April 20, 1703) – A famed English scholar. Dean of Lichfield

See also

• St Lawrence's Church, Crosby Ravensworth

References

• http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/crosby/crosby.htm
• http://www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/crosby-ravensworth-st-lawrences-church/
• http://www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/crosby-ravensworth/
• http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=crosby_ravensworth

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crosby Ravensworth.

• The Cumbria Directory

Ceremonial county of Cumbria Cumbria Portal Boroughs or districts City of Carlisle Borough of Allerdale Borough of Barrow-in-Furness Borough of Copeland District of Eden District of South Lakeland Major settlements Alston Ambleside Appleby-in-Westmorland Aspatria Barrow-in-Furness Bowness-on-Windermere Brampton Broughton-in-Furness Carlisle Cleator Moor Cockermouth Dalton-in-Furness Egremont Grange-over-Sands Harrington Kendal Keswick Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Stephen Longtown Maryport Millom Penrith Sedbergh Silloth Ulverston Whitehaven Wigton Windermere Workington See also: List of civil parishes in Cumbria Topics Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Country Houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings History Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Schools