Renwick, Cumbria

Renwick

Haresceugh
Renwick
 Renwick shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY596435
Civil parishKirkoswald
DistrictEden
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA10
Dialling code 01768
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentPenrith and The Border
List of places
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Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°47′06″N 2°37′41″W / 54.785°N 2.628°W / 54.785; -2.628

Renwick, formerly known as Ravenwick, is a small village in the English county of Cumbria. It forms part of the civil parish of Kirkoswald in the District of Eden. Renwick is located north east of Penrith between the A686 and B6413 roads.

One mile south-east of the village in the hamlet of Haresceugh are the fragmentary remains of Haresceugh Castle, the site of which is now occupied by a farmhouse. Two sections of walling remain from the castle. There are no amenities in Renwick, the nearest facilities are in Kirkoswald. Renwick is a small, close-knit community and has an active farm.

According to local legend, the village was terrorized by a cockatrice in 1733.[1]

Etymology

"Renwick lies on Raven Beck..., but the probabilities are that the river-name is a back-formation from the place-name, and that Renwick is really 'Hrafn's wīc' ".[2] ('Wīc' is Old English for 'farmstead' or 'settlement').

See also

References

  1. ↑ Topham, Ian. "The Renwick Cockatrice – Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 236.
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