Kings Meaburn
Encyclopedia
King's Meaburn is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria
, of 105 inhabitants. It is located 5 miles (8 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland
and 10 miles (16.1 km) from Penrith
, in the Lyvennet
Valley, and is famous for its annual Beer Festival at The White Horse.
settlement in the 7th and 8th centuries. This idea is reinforced by the fact that Meaburn is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name is derived from ”Meadburn”, which means “meadow by a stream”.
The name King's Meaburn goes back to the 12th century. The King at the time, Henry II
, gave part of the village’s lands to Sir Hugh de Morville, and the other part to his sister, Maud de Veteripont. Sir Hugh eventually fell out of favour with the King, after which the King reclaimed Sir Hugh’s section of the land, and hence the name King's Meaburn. The land that belonged to Maud was and to this day (September 2008) is called Maulds Meaburn
.
One notable event in the village was in 1745 when Charles Edward Stuart aka Bonnie Prince Charlie
and some of his soldiers crossed the ford in the village on their way to rendezvous with more of his troops in Shap
.
.
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...
, of 105 inhabitants. It is located 5 miles (8 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, in North West England. It is situated within a loop of the River Eden and has a population of approximately 2,500. It is in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. The town's name was simply Appleby, until...
and 10 miles (16.1 km) from 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....
, in the 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....
Valley, and is famous for its annual Beer Festival at The White Horse.
History
King's Meaburn was thought to be an Anglo-SaxonAnglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
settlement in the 7th and 8th centuries. This idea is reinforced by the fact that Meaburn is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name is derived from ”Meadburn”, which means “meadow by a stream”.
The name King's Meaburn goes back to the 12th century. The King at the time, Henry II
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...
, gave part of the village’s lands to Sir Hugh de Morville, and the other part to his sister, Maud de Veteripont. Sir Hugh eventually fell out of favour with the King, after which the King reclaimed Sir Hugh’s section of the land, and hence the name King's Meaburn. The land that belonged to Maud was and to this day (September 2008) is called Maulds Meaburn
Maulds Meaburn
Maulds Meaburn is a village in Cumbria. It is located in the Lyvennet Valley and is 13 miles from Penrith. Its origins are connected with the nearby village Kings Meaburn....
.
One notable event in the village was in 1745 when Charles Edward Stuart aka Bonnie Prince Charlie
Charles Edward Stuart
Prince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
and some of his soldiers crossed the ford in the village on their way to rendezvous with more of his troops in Shap
Shap
Shap is a linear village and civil parish located amongst fells and isolated dales in Eden district, Cumbria, England. The village lies along the A6 road and the West Coast Main Line, and is near to the M6 motorway...
.
Geography and Weather
Due to the village’s position relative to the nearby mountains, the village can be subject to strong winds known as the Helm WindHelm Wind
The Helm Wind is a named wind in Cumbria, England, a strong north-easterly wind which blows down the south-west slope of the Cross Fell escarpment. It is the only named wind in the British Isles, although many other mountain regions in Britain exhibit the same phenomenon when the weather conditions...
.
Churches
Churches in King's Meaburn include St Mary’s, the Wesleyan Chapel and the New Methodist Church.Watermill
Steele's Mill is now a holiday cottage. It retains a waterwheel, three grinding stones set into a floor, and the original apple-wood cogs and gearing encased in glass.Public Services
The village has an inn called the White Horse Inn which doubles up as a post office. King's Meaburn used to have a school until it closed down in 1983.Location grid
External links and references
- Addison, Caroline & Addison, Margaret, King's Meaburn Through the Ages
- The King's Meaburn Visit Cumbria page
- King's Meaburn page on “Mauldy” site