Aughertree

Aughertree
Aughertree  Aughertree shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY2538
Civil parish	Ireby and Uldale
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Workington
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Coordinates: 54°44′N 3°10′W / 54.73°N 03.16°W

Aughertree (/ˈæfərtriː/ AF-ər-tree) is a village in northern Cumbria, England. It is situated near to the villages of Caldbeck and Torpenhow, but closer to the main local centre Ireby and is in the parish of Ireby and Uldale.

There are at least three Iron Age^{[1][2][3][4][5]} settlements on the nearby fell, a neolithic causeway^[1][6] along with several burial mounds that have been extensively excavated in earlier centuries but without sufficient recording or controls.

It used to be a much larger village with several taverns or pubs but none now remain. Some sites of former houses and farms can be seen but these are long gone.

A historic funeral road to Uldale Old Church starts in the hamlet and follows a footpath and bridleway.

References

1. "Aughertree Fell: Cumbria | Kate Lancelott Beddoes". academia.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
2. "Skiddaw Massif National Mapping Programme project | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
3. "Aspects of Prehistoric Cumbria". cwherald.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
4. "Pastscape - Detailed Result: MONUMENT NO. 9895". pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
5. "Uldale, Cumbria". thecumbriadirectory.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
6. Horne, P.; Oswald, A.; English Heritage; National Monuments Record (England) (2000). A Probable Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure on Green How, Cumbria. English Heritage. Retrieved 2015-08-25.