There is evidence that the village was inhabited as early as 1292, in the records of the monks of Furness Abbey, though Viking and Roman artefacts have been found in the village's church. As well as agriculture, the village acted as a small port, with shipping trade coming to Furness Abbey through Roa Island, which itself was defended by the fortified Piel Island, both around one mile south of Rampside.[1]
Thomas Lawson, a herbalist and botanist, was born at Rampside in 1630 and became minister at the village church. He invited George Fox to preach from the pulpit after one Sunday service, and subsequently became a Quaker himself in 1653. He published various religious works and died in 1691.[2]
In the late 18th century, the village had a reputation as a bathing resort; at the time, it was larger than Barrow-in-Furness, which was still a small hamlet. The poet, William Wordsworth, is known to have frequented the village at this time.[1] His memory of his time at Rampside and his view towards Piel Castle led him to write the following in 1805:[3]
'I was thy neighbour once, thou rugged Pile!
Four summer weeks I dwelt in sight of thee:
I saw thee every day, and all the while,
Thy form was sleeping on a glassy sea'
In 1840, development began on a causeway to Roa Island, resulting in a rail ferry from Fleetwood to the island, the trains then passing through Rampside Station to get to Barrow and the southern Lake District. This service became obsolete with the railway barges linking Ulverston and Lancaster, and the causeway soon became a road.[1]
On 15 February 1865, a small shallow earthquake caused serious damage in Rampside. The intensity at Rampside has been estimated as VIII on the European macroseismic scale; the magnitude of the earthquake is uncertain, but probably not more than 3 ML.[4]
Present dayedit
In recent years, Roa Island and Rampside have retained their close links to the sea, with sailing and windsurfing popular in the surrounding waters.
Rampside is also home to the Rampside Gas Terminal and Roosecote Power Station, where gas from the Morecambe Bay and Irish Sea gasfields comes onshore. This, and commuting into Barrow, are the main sources of modern-day employment in Rampside.
^ abcBarrow and District by Fred Barnes, Barrow-in-Furness Corporation, Barrow-in-Furness (Lancs) 1968
^The Parish of Dalton in A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume 8, pp304-319 (1914).
^Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle, in a Storm, Painted by Sir George Beaumont in The Complete Poetical Works by William Wordsworth, Macmillan, London 1888.
^The Barrow-in-Furness Earthquake of 15 February 1865: Liquefaction from a Very Small Magnitude Event by R.M.W. Musson, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 152(4): 733-745, 1998
External linksedit
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January 01, 1970
rampside, british, transport, docks, board, village, cumbria, england, historically, lancashire, located, miles, south, east, town, barrow, furness, north, western, corner, morecambe, furness, peninsula, summer, daylocation, former, borough, barrow, furnesssho. For the British Transport Docks Board tug see ST Rampside Rampside is a village in Cumbria England Historically in Lancashire it is located a few miles south east of the town of Barrow in Furness in the north western corner of Morecambe Bay on the Furness peninsula RampsideRampside on a summer s dayRampsideLocation in the former Borough of Barrow in FurnessShow map of the former Borough of Barrow in FurnessRampsideLocation in Morecambe BayShow map of Morecambe BayRampsideLocation within CumbriaShow map of CumbriaOS grid referenceNY236659Unitary authorityWestmorland and FurnessCeremonial countyCumbriaRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBARROW IN FURNESSPostcode districtLA13Dialling code01229PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentBarrow and FurnessList of places UK England Cumbria 54 04 59 N 3 09 58 W 54 083 N 3 166 W 54 083 3 166 Contents 1 History 2 Present day 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThere is evidence that the village was inhabited as early as 1292 in the records of the monks of Furness Abbey though Viking and Roman artefacts have been found in the village s church As well as agriculture the village acted as a small port with shipping trade coming to Furness Abbey through Roa Island which itself was defended by the fortified Piel Island both around one mile south of Rampside 1 Thomas Lawson a herbalist and botanist was born at Rampside in 1630 and became minister at the village church He invited George Fox to preach from the pulpit after one Sunday service and subsequently became a Quaker himself in 1653 He published various religious works and died in 1691 2 nbsp Rampside Leading Light also known as The Needle was built in the 19th century Piel Castle can be seen in the distance at left In the late 18th century the village had a reputation as a bathing resort at the time it was larger than Barrow in Furness which was still a small hamlet The poet William Wordsworth is known to have frequented the village at this time 1 His memory of his time at Rampside and his view towards Piel Castle led him to write the following in 1805 3 I was thy neighbour once thou rugged Pile Four summer weeks I dwelt in sight of thee I saw thee every day and all the while Thy form was sleeping on a glassy sea dd In 1840 development began on a causeway to Roa Island resulting in a rail ferry from Fleetwood to the island the trains then passing through Rampside Station to get to Barrow and the southern Lake District This service became obsolete with the railway barges linking Ulverston and Lancaster and the causeway soon became a road 1 On 15 February 1865 a small shallow earthquake caused serious damage in Rampside The intensity at Rampside has been estimated as VIII on the European macroseismic scale the magnitude of the earthquake is uncertain but probably not more than 3 ML 4 Present day editIn recent years Roa Island and Rampside have retained their close links to the sea with sailing and windsurfing popular in the surrounding waters Rampside is also home to the Rampside Gas Terminal and Roosecote Power Station where gas from the Morecambe Bay and Irish Sea gasfields comes onshore This and commuting into Barrow are the main sources of modern day employment in Rampside See also editRampside Hall Rampside Gas Terminal Rampside LighthouseReferences edit a b c Barrow and District by Fred Barnes Barrow in Furness Corporation Barrow in Furness Lancs 1968 The Parish of Dalton in A History of the County of Lancaster Volume 8 pp304 319 1914 Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle in a Storm Painted by Sir George Beaumont in The Complete Poetical Works by William Wordsworth Macmillan London 1888 The Barrow in Furness Earthquake of 15 February 1865 Liquefaction from a Very Small Magnitude Event by R M W Musson Pure and Applied Geophysics 152 4 733 745 1998External links edit nbsp Media related to Rampside at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rampside amp oldid 1180025752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
