Yanwath and Eamont Bridge

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Yanwath and Eamont Bridge
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Yanwath and Eamont Bridge
Location within Cumbria
Population535 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference NY5228
Civil parish
  • Yanwath and
    Eamont Bridge
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Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA10
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54°38′31″N2°44′28″W / 54.642°N 2.741°W / 54.642; -2.741 Coordinates: 54°38′31″N2°44′28″W / 54.642°N 2.741°W / 54.642; -2.741

Yanwath and Eamont Bridge is a civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, consisting of the small village of Yanwath and most of the neighbouring village of Eamont Bridge. In the 2001 census it had a population of 457, [2] increasing to 535 at the 2011 Census. [1]

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Yanwath Hall

The parish was created in 1866 and was formerly a township of Barton. The boundaries are now partially marked by the Rivers Eamont and Lowther. The parish council meets at the village hall in Eamont Bridge. The parish combines with Sockbridge and Tirril and Clifton to make up the Eamont ward of Eden District Council.

Half a mile north-west of Yanwath, Yanwath Hall is a fortified tower and hall house built in the early to mid 15th century, with 16th and 17th century alterations. [3]

Governance

The civil parish falls in the electoral ward of Eamont. This ward stretches west to Sockbridge and Tirril with a total population of 1,447. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Yanwath and Eamont Bridge Parish (E04002583)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Yanwath and Eamont Bridge Parish (16UF074)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. "Yanwath Hall". Pastscape. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  4. "Eamont ward population 2011" . Retrieved 20 June 2015.