Renwick, Cumbria

Renwick
Renwick
	; All Saints' Church
	Renwick Location in Eden, Cumbria Renwick Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY596435
Civil parish	Kirkoswald ;
District	Eden ;
Shire county	Cumbria ;
Region	North West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border ;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°47′06″N2°37′41″W / 54.785°N 2.628°W Coordinates: 54°47′06″N2°37′41″W / 54.785°N 2.628°W

Last updated August 23, 2021

Renwick, formerly known as Ravenwick, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kirkoswald, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Renwick is located north east of Penrith between the A686 and B6413 roads. In 1931 the parish had a population of 174.^[1]

Etymology

"Renwick lies on Raven Beck..., but the probabilities are that the river-name is a back-formation from the place-name, and that Renwick is really 'Hrafn's wīc' ".^[2] ('Wīc' is Old English for 'farmstead' or 'settlement').

History

According to local legend, the village was terrorized by a cockatrice in 1733.^[3] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged into Kirkoswald.^[4]

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References

↑ "Population Statistics Renwick AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
↑ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 236.
↑ Topham, Ian. "The Renwick Cockatrice – Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ "Relationships and Changes Renwick AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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[1] "Population Statistics Renwick AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[2] Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 236.

[3] Topham, Ian. "The Renwick Cockatrice – Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[4] "Relationships and Changes Renwick AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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