Cartmel Fell
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St. Anthony's Church |
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Cartmel Fell |
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Population | 329 (2011) |
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OS grid reference | SD4188 |
Civil parish | Cartmel Fell |
District | South Lakeland |
Shire county | Cumbria |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GRANGE OVER SANDS |
Postcode district | LA11 |
Dialling code | 01539 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Coordinates: 54°16′59″N 2°53′46″W / 54.283°N 2.896°W
Cartmel Fell, with a population of 309,increasing to 329 at the 2011 Census[1] is a hill, a hamlet and a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England.
St. Anthony's Church was built as a chapel of ease for Cartmel Priory in about 1504, and has changed little since. It contains some 17th-century box pews and a rare three-decker pulpit of 1698 as well as stained glass which may have come from Cartmel Priory.[2]
There was a school next to St Anthony's Church that opened in 1871 and closed in 1971.[3]
A mile to the north-east, Cowmire Hall incorporates a 16th-century pele tower, whilst the main block of the house dates from the 17th century.[4] Also of note is Chapel House, Ravensbarrow Lodge, and Danes Court Cottage.
Cartmel Fell is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Wainwright describes a walk from the church to the summit Raven's Barrow at 500 feet (150 m), which he calls "a lovely belvedere for viewing a lovely valley". He says that the cairn is locally known as Ravensbarrow or Rainsbarrow Old Man.[5] To the northwest is Heights Tarn, a small lake on private land.
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ St. Anthony's Church, Cartmel at British Listed Buildings Online
- ↑ "NOSTALGIA: Fell school that saved pupils eight mile walk". The Westmorland Gazette. 28 October 2009.
- ↑ Cowmire Hall at Pastscape
- ↑ Wainwright, A. (1974). "Cartmel Fell". The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Kendal: Westmorland Gazette. pp. 42–43.
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