Lamplugh
Encyclopedia
Lamplugh is a scattered community and civil parish
located in west Cumbria
on the edge of the English
Lake District
. It is the starting point for a number of walks, and is on the Sea to Sea / C2C / Coast to Coast Cycle Route
.
On 2 June 2010 Lamplugh was the scene of the first in the chain of murders known as the Cumbria shootings
, when Derrick Bird shot his twin brother, David, who was a resident of Lamplugh.
The local pub is named the Lamplugh Tip Inn, and the village is on the edge of the Lake District National Park
. While the village is less than 20 m from the national park, houses are cheaper than in nearby Loweswater
, as it is not actually inside it.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
located in west 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...
on the edge of the English
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...
Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
. It is the starting point for a number of walks, and is on the Sea to Sea / C2C / Coast to Coast Cycle Route
Sea to Sea Cycle Route
The Coast to Coast or Sea to Sea Cycle Route is Great Britain's most popular long-distance cycle route and is based on minor roads, disused railway lines, off-road tracks and specially constructed cycle paths...
.
On 2 June 2010 Lamplugh was the scene of the first in the chain of murders known as the Cumbria shootings
Cumbria shootings
The Cumbria shootings was a killing spree that occurred on 2 June 2010 when a lone gunman, Derrick Bird, killed 12 people and injured 11 others before killing himself in Cumbria, England....
, when Derrick Bird shot his twin brother, David, who was a resident of Lamplugh.
The local pub is named the Lamplugh Tip Inn, and the village is on the edge of the Lake District National Park
Lake District National Park
The Lake District National Park is located in the north-west of England and is the largest of the English National Parks and the second largest in the United Kingdom. It is in the central and most-visited part of the Lake District....
. While the village is less than 20 m from the national park, houses are cheaper than in nearby Loweswater
Loweswater
Loweswater is one of the smaller lakes in the English Lake District. The village of Loweswater is situated at the foot of the lake.The lake is not far from Cockermouth and is also easily reached from elsewhere in West Cumbria. The group of fells to the south of Loweswater is known as the Loweswater...
, as it is not actually inside it.