Kaber, Cumbria

Kaber
Kaber
Kaber Location within Cumbria
Population	89 (2001)
OS grid reference	NY7911
Civil parish	Kaber
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode district	CA17
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°29′56″N2°18′52″W / 54.4989°N 2.31444°W / 54.4989; -2.31444

Kaber is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. ^{[1] [2]}

Location and topography

Kaber township marker stone on the road to Tan Hill

The village is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south of Brough. Until the latest boundary changes Kaber was situated in the historic county of Westmorland.

The place-name 'Kaber' is first attested in the Register of the Priory of Wetherhal , circa 1195, where it appears as Kaberge. The name means 'jackdaw hill'. ^[3]

The northern boundary of the civil parish is formed by the River Belah which rises near Kaber Fell to the southeast and flows just north of the village en route to joining the River Eden.

The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Parish record details are maintained in the adjacent parish of Winton.

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Kaber, Cumbria

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 91 Appleby-in-Westmorland (Brough & Kirkby Stephen) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN   9780319231302.
2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
3. Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.269.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Kaber (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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