Listed buildings in Camerton, Cumbria

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Camerton is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It contains three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". [1] The parish contains the village of Camerton and surrounding countryside. The listed buildings comprise a church, a country house, and a farmhouse and barn.

Camerton, Cumbria village in Cumbria, England

Camerton is a small village and civil parish dating back at least to Medieval times situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Seaton in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria. The village is linked by road to Seaton, Great Broughton and Flimby, and there was a small footbridge over the river to Great Clifton however this was destroyed by the floods of November 2009. It has a population of 172, increasing slightly to 174 at the 2011 Census.

Civil parish territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England, UK

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Allerdale Borough in England

Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 Census.

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Name and locationPhotographDateNotes
St Peter's Church
54°39′23″N3°29′48″W / 54.65632°N 3.49653°W / 54.65632; -3.49653 (St Peter's Church)
Parish Church of St Peter, Camerton - geograph.org.uk - 600993.jpg
1694The church was altered in 1796, and the tower added in 1855. The walls are roughcast, the tower is in calciferous sandstone rubble, and the roof is in green slate. The church consists of a three-bay nave, a tower incorporating a porch, a south chapel, and a single-bay chancel. The tower has anglebuttresses, a west door, and a short octagonal spire. [2] [3]
Camerton Hall
54°39′40″N3°30′01″W / 54.66100°N 3.50036°W / 54.66100; -3.50036 (Camerton Hall)
Camerton Hall. - geograph.org.uk - 81670.jpg
A country house, altered in 1910, stuccoed with string courses and a green slate roof, in late Georgian style. It has two storeys with an attic, a main range of four bays, and a rear extension with two storeys and five bays. On the front is a Tuscan porch and a door with a fanlight. The middle two bays are recessed, and the outer bays are bowed. The windows are sashes. [4] [5]
Ribton House and barn
54°39′45″N3°28′24″W / 54.66258°N 3.47345°W / 54.66258; -3.47345 (Ribton House)
Ribton House - geograph.org.uk - 81182.jpg
A farmhouse and barn in mixed calciferous sandstone and limestone rubble, with angle pilasters and a green slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays, with the barn at right-angles on the left. The windows in the house are sashes, and in the barn are a carriage entry with a segmental arch, blocked windows, and ventilation slits. [6]

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Historic England is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It is tasked with protecting the historical environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, ancient monuments and advising central and local government.

The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England’s official list of buildings, monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks, battlefields and World Heritage Sites. It is maintained by Historic England and brings together these different designations as a single resource even though they vary in the type of legal protection afforded to each. Conservation areas do not appear on the NHLE since they are designated by the relevant local planning authority.

Nikolaus Pevsner German-born British scholar

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner was a German, later British scholar of the history of art, especially of architecture.

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