Castlerigg
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Castlerigg is an area of Keswick, Cumbria
Keswick, Cumbria
Keswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 4,984, according to the 2001 census, and is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, named after a hill in the immediate area.

Until the early twentieth century much of the area, comprising a large part of Keswick, was owned by the family living at Castlerigg Manor
Castlerigg Manor
Castlerigg Manor is a Catholic Residential Youth Centre - also often referred to as Catholic Youth Retreat Centres - in Keswick, Cumbria, in the north of England's Lake District National Park...

. Nowadays the Manor is a Catholic youth centre and only owns its own buildings and gardens.

The word 'Castlerigg' is used to refer to one of the points of interest in that area, such as those cited below:
  • Castlerigg Hall
  • Castlerigg Manor
    Castlerigg Manor
    Castlerigg Manor is a Catholic Residential Youth Centre - also often referred to as Catholic Youth Retreat Centres - in Keswick, Cumbria, in the north of England's Lake District National Park...

  • Castlerigg Stone Circle
    Castlerigg stone circle
    The stone circle at Castlerigg is situated near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England...

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