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]
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.
"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').
Historyedit
According to local legend, the village was terrorized by a cockatrice around the year 1610 until it was killed by a local man of the Tallentire family, for which he and his heirs were exempted from tithes.[3] This has grown into the story that when the locals were demolishing the old church in 1733 a cockatrice emerged from the ruins, and John Tallentire killed it with a rowan branch.[4]
On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged into Kirkoswald.[5]
^"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. Vol. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 236.
^Brockington, Richard. "The Renwick Cockatrice Background Renwick". Cumbria County History Trust. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^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.
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Cumbria County History Trust: Renwick (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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renwick, cumbria, renwick, formerly, known, ravenwick, small, village, former, civil, parish, parish, kirkoswald, eden, district, county, cumbria, england, renwick, located, north, east, penrith, between, a686, b6413, roads, 1931, parish, population, renwickal. 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 RenwickAll Saints ChurchRenwickLocation in Eden CumbriaShow map of the former Eden DistrictRenwickLocation within CumbriaShow map of CumbriaOS grid referenceNY596435Civil parishKirkoswaldDistrictEdenShire countyCumbriaRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPENRITHPostcode districtCA10Dialling code01768PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentPenrith and The BorderList of places UK England Cumbria 54 47 06 N 2 37 41 W 54 785 N 2 628 W 54 785 2 628One 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 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEtymology edit 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 wic 2 Wic is Old English for farmstead or settlement History editAccording to local legend the village was terrorized by a cockatrice around the year 1610 until it was killed by a local man of the Tallentire family for which he and his heirs were exempted from tithes 3 This has grown into the story that when the locals were demolishing the old church in 1733 a cockatrice emerged from the ruins and John Tallentire killed it with a rowan branch 4 On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged into Kirkoswald 5 See also edit nbsp Cumbria portalListed buildings in Kirkoswald CumbriaReferences edit 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 Vol Part 1 Cambridge Cambridge University Press p 236 Brockington Richard The Renwick Cockatrice Background Renwick Cumbria County History Trust Retrieved 16 January 2024 Topham Ian The Renwick Cockatrice Mysterious Britain amp Ireland Mysterious Britain amp 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 edit nbsp Media related to Renwick Cumbria at Wikimedia Commons Cumbria County History Trust Renwick nb provisional research only see Talk page A comprehensive description from 1901 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 Renwick Cumbria amp oldid 1196103493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
