Renwick, Cumbria
Renwick, formerly known as Ravenwick, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kirkoswald, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Renwick is located north east of Penrith between the A686 and B6413 roads. In 1931 the parish had a population of 174.[1]
| Renwick | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church | |
  Renwick Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY596435 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01768 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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.
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').
History
According to local legend, the village was terrorized by a cockatrice in 1733.[3] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged into Kirkoswald.[4]
References
- "Population Statistics Renwick AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- 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.
- Topham, Ian. "The Renwick Cockatrice – Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "Relationships and Changes Renwick AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Renwick (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- A comprehensive description from 1901