Crosby Ravensworth

Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England

Human settlement in England

Crosby Ravensworth

Millennium Sandstone Pillar

Crosby Ravensworth

Location within Cumbria

Population| 517 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference| NY6214
Civil parish|

* Crosby Ravensworth

Unitary authority|

* Westmorland and Furness

Ceremonial 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
UK Parliament|

* Westmorland and Lonsdale

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

Crosby Ravensworth is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness 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

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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

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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

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* 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 – 20 April 1703) – A famed English scholar. Dean of Lichfield

## Governance

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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

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* Cumbria portal

* Listed buildings in Crosby Ravensworth

## References

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1. ^ a b 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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crosby Ravensworth.

* Cumbria County History Trust: Crosby Ravensworth (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
* The Cumbria Directory
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100611003235/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

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