Cliburn
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Cliburn is a village and civil parish in the Eden District
of Cumbria
, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. In 2001 the population was 204.
and burn "clay stream", also interpreted as "Stream by the bank". Cliburn has been known as Cleburn or Cleyburn.. Cliburn was historically in Westmorland
.
Cliburn Hall,Cliburn Hall, Cliburn, Cumbria 54.614292°N 2.637624°W a three storey Pele tower was built in 1387 by Robert de Cliburn. Alterations and additions were made in 1567 by Richard Cliburn. In 1872 the tower was de-castellated, and given a gabled roof. Originally there was an additional square tower at the south side of the building.
A stone inscription from the building reads:
A school was endowed in 1807. The school/house was rebuilt in 1877.
and Penrith
and a north-south road connecting Morland
in the south to the A66(T). The River Leith
runs through the village south of the road. The village was served by Cliburn railway station
on the Eden Valley railway line
1 km north of the village, and the village pub was called the Station Inn, after the station closed the name was changed to the Pheasant Inn.
Cliburn Bridge, at the south of the village over the River Leith on the road to Morland, and Cliburn Mill Bridge to the east at the confluence of the Leith and the River Lyvennet
on the road to Bolton are built of local red sandstone
. They were built after 1822 when a powerful flood destroyed the earlier bridges.
Cliburn Moss, northwest of the village is a National Nature Reserve
(NNR) contains a mixture of bog and heath, produced by a hollow in the glacial valley, and by the human activity of peat
cutting.
and chancel
of St. Cuthberts Church date from the 12th century and the church is a Grade II listed building. The church was restored in the 19th century
and all the windows except one date from that period.
The rectory lies between the village and former railway station.
is a large wood to the northwest and location of a Centre Parcs UK holiday park.
Eden, Cumbria
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle....
of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. In 2001 the population was 204.
History
The etymology of the name Cliburn comes from clayClay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...
and burn "clay stream", also interpreted as "Stream by the bank". Cliburn has been known as Cleburn or Cleyburn.. Cliburn was historically in Westmorland
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
.
Cliburn Hall,Cliburn Hall, Cliburn, Cumbria 54.614292°N 2.637624°W a three storey Pele tower was built in 1387 by Robert de Cliburn. Alterations and additions were made in 1567 by Richard Cliburn. In 1872 the tower was de-castellated, and given a gabled roof. Originally there was an additional square tower at the south side of the building.
A stone inscription from the building reads:
Richard Cleburn this they me called
In which my time hath built this Hall
A.D. 1567
A school was endowed in 1807. The school/house was rebuilt in 1877.
Geography
Cliburn village is situated at crossroads on the east-west running C3047 (minor road) between BoltonBolton, Cumbria
Bolton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, about north west of Appleby-in-Westmorland, and on the River Eden. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 416...
and Penrith
Penrith, Cumbria
Penrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....
and a north-south road connecting Morland
Morland, Cumbria
Morland is a large village and civil parish in the rolling hills of the Eden Valley in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It includes the hamlets of Town Head and Morland Moor, and has a population of 380. The village has a pub, the Crown Inn, a shop called Travelling2 and the Millyard...
in the south to the A66(T). The River Leith
River Leith
The River Leith is a watercourse in Cumbria, a county of northwestern England.Rising at Shap, the Leith flows north alongside the M6 motorway via Great and Little Strickland before turning eastward at Melkinthorpe. Having passed through Cliburn, the Leith flows into the River Lyvennet at Cliburn...
runs through the village south of the road. The village was served by Cliburn railway station
Cliburn railway station
Cliburn railway station was a station situated on the Eden Valley Railway in Cumbria, England. It served the village of Cliburn to the south. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862, and closed on 17 September 1956.-Description:...
on the Eden Valley railway line
Eden Valley Railway
The Eden Valley Railway was a railway in Cumbria, England. It ran between Clifton Junction near Penrith and Kirkby Stephen via Appleby-in-Westmorland....
1 km north of the village, and the village pub was called the Station Inn, after the station closed the name was changed to the Pheasant Inn.
Cliburn Bridge, at the south of the village over the River Leith on the road to Morland, and Cliburn Mill Bridge to the east at the confluence of the Leith and the River Lyvennet
River Lyvennet
The River Lyvennet is a river flowing through the county of Cumbria in England.The source of the Lyvennet is to be found close to Robin Hood's Grave on Crosby Ravensworth Moor, an area rich in ancient remains....
on the road to Bolton are built of local red sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
. They were built after 1822 when a powerful flood destroyed the earlier bridges.
Cliburn Moss, northwest of the village is a National Nature Reserve
National Nature Reserve
For details of National nature reserves in the United Kingdom see:*National Nature Reserves in England*National Nature Reserves in Northern Ireland*National Nature Reserves in Scotland*National Nature Reserves in Wales...
(NNR) contains a mixture of bog and heath, produced by a hollow in the glacial valley, and by the human activity of peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
cutting.
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Religion
The naveNave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
of St. Cuthberts Church date from the 12th century and the church is a Grade II listed building. The church was restored in the 19th century
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
and all the windows except one date from that period.
The rectory lies between the village and former railway station.
See also
Whinfell ForestWhinfell Forest
Whinfell Forest is now a small area of woodland in the parish of Brougham, Cumbria that lies south east of Penrith in Cumbria and just off the A66 road leading to Appleby-in-Westmorland. The forest is a short distance from the Lake District national park and is surrounded by a large number of...
is a large wood to the northwest and location of a Centre Parcs UK holiday park.
Further reading
- Westmorland Heritage, Alfred Wainwright, 2006, p. 62 "Cliburn", google book preview
External links
- Cliburn www.visitoruk.com