Croglin is the name of a village, former civil parish, beck (stream), and grange now in the parish of Ainstable, in the Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England. Croglin is a quiet picturesque fellside village between the Pennines and the River Eden, about 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Carlisle. The surrounding land is used for agriculture, mainly sheep. A small river, Croglin Water, flows through the valley down into the River Eden. In 1931 the parish had a population of 198.[1]
A village has existed in this location for a long time and may originally have been two separate hamlets. There has been a church on the current site since the Norman period, but the present building, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was erected in 1878 to a design by J. Hewison of Edinburgh. There is a post office, which opens two mornings a week, and a pub, the Robin Hood.
Because of its proximity to the Scottish borders, the village was often raided by the Border Reivers in the 15th century. The lower two stories of a pele tower still survive, incorporated into the house formerly known as Croglin Vicarage, now The Old Pele, a testament to that need for defence.[2]
A toy manufacturer, Croglin Toys, was set up in the village in 1980, but now operates from nearby Lazonby.[3] A small dairy in the area, Thornby Moor Dairy, founded in 1979, has developed a type of cheese made from ewe's milk, known as Croglin Cheese.[4]
The name Croglin is[5] probably a compound of a Middle English word crōk, "bend", ultimately derived from Old Norsekrókr, and Old English hlynn, "torrent".[6] Though the location of Croglin favours this explanation,[7] also possible is derivation from Brittoniccrǖg, "abrupt/isolated hill"[7] and lïnn, "a pool" is also possible (c.f. Welshcrug-llyn).[7]
The Old Pele
On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Ainstable, part also went to Cumrew.[8]
Alleged vampire case of 1874edit
There is a tale of a vampire associated with the area. It has several versions. However, though the story is alleged to have occurred in 1874, there is no mention or evidence in historical records about the supposed event from before 1900. The author of a well-known version of the story claimed it was "told to him in 1874", but never bothered to share the story publicly until many decades later. The descendants of the supposed witness of the supposed case later grew to believe the story without question. Several key details in the claimed story do not add up with local geographic details as they were in the early 1870s. The entire story is likely a complete fiction, an anecdote by a relative that was taken far too seriously by the later author, or a heavily embellished version of an unrelated assault by a local (later exaggerated as a lurid tale of a vampire attack). [9]
^The Old Pele, British Listed Buildings Online, retrieved 2 June 2011
^"Children give Eden firm their "most playable toys in Britain" vote", Cumberland & Westmorland Herald, 14 December 2007, retrieved 7 December 2009[dead link]
^Thornby Moor Dairy, UKTV, retrieved 7 December 2009
^Ekwall, Eilert (1922). The place-names of Lancashire. Manchester: Chetham Society.
^Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Vol. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 183.
^ abcJames, Alan. (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^"Relationships and changes Croglin AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^"The Vampire of Croglin Grange". Skeptoid.com (podcast). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
External linksedit
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Cumbria County History Trust: Croglin (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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Croglin is the name of a village former civil parish beck stream and grange now in the parish of Ainstable in the Westmorland and Furness district Cumbria England Croglin is a quiet picturesque fellside village between the Pennines and the River Eden about 14 miles 23 km south east of Carlisle The surrounding land is used for agriculture mainly sheep A small river Croglin Water flows through the valley down into the River Eden In 1931 the parish had a population of 198 1 CroglinVillageCroglinCroglinLocation in the former Eden DistrictShow map of the former Eden DistrictCroglinLocation within CumbriaShow map of CumbriaOS grid referenceNY572471Civil parishAinstableUnitary authorityWestmorland and FurnessCeremonial countyCumbriaRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCARLISLEPostcode districtCA4Dialling code01768PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentPenrith and The BorderList of places UK England Cumbria 54 49 01 N 2 39 54 W 54 817 N 2 665 W 54 817 2 665A village has existed in this location for a long time and may originally have been two separate hamlets There has been a church on the current site since the Norman period but the present building dedicated to St John the Baptist was erected in 1878 to a design by J Hewison of Edinburgh There is a post office which opens two mornings a week and a pub the Robin Hood Because of its proximity to the Scottish borders the village was often raided by the Border Reivers in the 15th century The lower two stories of a pele tower still survive incorporated into the house formerly known as Croglin Vicarage now The Old Pele a testament to that need for defence 2 A toy manufacturer Croglin Toys was set up in the village in 1980 but now operates from nearby Lazonby 3 A small dairy in the area Thornby Moor Dairy founded in 1979 has developed a type of cheese made from ewe s milk known as Croglin Cheese 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 Alleged vampire case of 1874 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe name Croglin is 5 probably a compound of a Middle English word crōk bend ultimately derived from Old Norse krokr and Old English hlynn torrent 6 Though the location of Croglin favours this explanation 7 also possible is derivation from Brittonic crǖg abrupt isolated hill 7 and linn a pool is also possible c f Welsh crug llyn 7 nbsp The Old PeleOn 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Ainstable part also went to Cumrew 8 Alleged vampire case of 1874 edit There is a tale of a vampire associated with the area It has several versions However though the story is alleged to have occurred in 1874 there is no mention or evidence in historical records about the supposed event from before 1900 The author of a well known version of the story claimed it was told to him in 1874 but never bothered to share the story publicly until many decades later The descendants of the supposed witness of the supposed case later grew to believe the story without question Several key details in the claimed story do not add up with local geographic details as they were in the early 1870s The entire story is likely a complete fiction an anecdote by a relative that was taken far too seriously by the later author or a heavily embellished version of an unrelated assault by a local later exaggerated as a lurid tale of a vampire attack 9 See also edit nbsp Cumbria portalListed buildings in Ainstable Croglin GrangeReferences edit Population statistics Croglin AP CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 30 December 2021 The Old Pele British Listed Buildings Online retrieved 2 June 2011 Children give Eden firm their most playable toys in Britain vote Cumberland amp Westmorland Herald 14 December 2007 retrieved 7 December 2009 dead link Thornby Moor Dairy UKTV retrieved 7 December 2009 Ekwall Eilert 1922 The place names of Lancashire Manchester Chetham Society Armstrong A M Mawer A Stenton F M Dickens B 1950 The place names of Cumberland English Place Name Society vol xx Vol Part 1 Cambridge Cambridge University Press p 183 a b c James Alan A Guide to the Place Name Evidence PDF SPNS The Brittonic Language in the Old North Archived from the original PDF on 13 August 2017 Retrieved 25 November 2018 Relationships and changes Croglin AP CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 30 December 2021 The Vampire of Croglin Grange Skeptoid com podcast 2 March 2021 Retrieved 22 April 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Croglin at Wikimedia Commons Cumbria County History Trust Croglin nb provisional research only see Talk page nbsp This Cumbria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Croglin amp oldid 1164892784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
