Calthwaite

Calthwaite

The Globe Inn public house, Calthwaite
Calthwaite
Calthwaite shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY467402
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA11
Dialling code 01768
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Calthwaite is a small village in rural Cumbria, situated between the small market town of Penrith and the larger city of Carlisle. It is within of the civil parish of Hesket and the district of Eden, and has a population of around 100 people.

The village contains a primary school, a Church of England Church, a pre-school nursery and a pub called the Globe Inn.

The school has around 50 pupils, and 5 teachers. There are two classes, Class 1 consisting of the years reception to year 2, Class 2 consisting of the years 3–6. The Head Teacher is Mr. Askew.

Two miles south-east of the village, Brackenburgh Old Tower is a late 14th or early 15th century pele tower adjoining a large 19th-century house at Brackenburgh Hall.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brackenburgh Old Tower at Pastscape

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