Watchhill is a hamlet in the parish of Allhallows, Cumbria

Allhallows, Cumbria

Allhallows is a civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 548 . The parish includes the hamlets of Baggrow, Harbybrow, Watchhill, and Fletchertown.-External links:*...

. The parish had 538 recorded residents in the 2001 census. Watchhill is sited near the highest point in the parish, most of the houses fronting the B5299 road from Caldbeck Common to Aspatria

Aspatria

Aspatria is a small town and civil parish in Cumbria, England, and lies half way between Maryport and Wigton, on the A596. Historically within Cumberland, it is about away from the coast. It is approximately seven miles from the northern boundary of the Lake District, and located to the south east...

. It is so named because it once housed a beacon allowing residents to be alerted to raiders stealing cattle. In the days of the border reivers

Border Reivers

Border Reivers were raiders along the Anglo–Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Their ranks consisted of both Scottish and English families, and they raided the entire border country without regard to their victims' nationality...

 such warnings were vital, and allowed cattle and people to be protected in the nearby pele tower at Harbybrow

Harbybrow

Harbybrow is a small settlement in the parish of Allhallows, Cumbria. Consisting of two inhabited dwellings - the old manor house and nearby mill - it is the smallest hamlet in the parish. The pele tower connected to the manor house was used to shelter animals during raids in the days of the border...

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External links

• Map linked to Allerdale Council site