Cumberland place-names

From International Robin Hood Bibliography
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Full name Cumberland
Abbreviation Cumb
Coordinate 54.74682, -3.052311
Area (1801) 4052.008071 km2[1]
Population (1801) 117230[1]
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Localities named after Robin Hood (or members of his band) in Cumberland. Click cluster marker for locality markers. Click locality marker for link to page. Historical county boundary co­ordi­nates provided by the Historic Counties Trust.
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Robin Hood Cottage (Bassenthwaite)¤|Robin Hood Farm (Bassenthwaite)¤|Robin Hood Inn (Penrith)¤|Robin Hood signpost (Bassenthwaite)¤|Robin Hood's Butt (Askerton)¤1598|Robin Hood (Distington)¤1837|Robin Hood (Cotehill)¤1840|Robin Hood Well (Cotehill)¤1840|Robin Hood Wood (Cotehill)¤1840|Robin Hood (Egremont)¤1841|Robin Hood Inn (Croglin)¤1851|Robin Hood Colliery (Flimby)¤1855|Robin Hood Pit (Flimby) (1)¤1855|Robin Hood's Well (Catterlen)¤1857|Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)¤1867|Robin Hood Wood (Bassenthwaite)¤1867|Robin Hood's Chair (Ennerdale Water)¤1867|Robin Hood Inn (Smithfield)¤1868|Robin Hood's Well (Askerton)¤1868|Robin Hood Pit (Flimby) (2)¤1897|Robin Hood Riding Centre (Bassenthwaite)¤1976|Robin Hood House (Bassenthwaite)¤1982|Robin Hood (Langwathby)¤1989|Robin Hood Sawmill (Bassenthwaite)¤2002|Robin Hood Beck (Bassenthwaite)¤2005|Robin Hood Beck Bridge (Bassenthwaite)¤2005|Robin Hood Holiday Park (Bassenthwaite)¤2015|

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-21. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-27.

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County description

The Historic Counties Trust describes Cumberland as follows:

Cumberland must be looked at in two parts, a highland area and a lowland, coastal area. The hills of Cumberland form a great part of the exquisite Lake District. Derwentwater, Buttermere and Crummockwater, Ennerdale Water, Wast Water, and part of Ullswater lie in Cumberland. Above them rise mountains, including England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike (3,210 feet). Also within Cumberland are Scafell, Skiddaw, Great Gable and Pillar. This is prime walking country for hardy souls. Beyond the green Eden valley, the Penines cross the east of Cumberland, with Cross Pell, 2,930 feet, the highest. In the north is Carlisle, a cathedral city, whose massive castle and fortifications against the Scots still dominate much of the town. In the rest of Cumberland fortified churches and "peel houses" are found, built as a defence not so much against the Scots as against reivers, who terrorised the border country before the Union. Cumberland's coast has industrial towns, though industry has faded, leaving urban deprivation a problem, particularly in Whitehaven which was once a major port for the Atlantic trade. The Sellafield nuclear power station at Seascale is a major employer.

Main Towns: Alston, Brampton, Cockermouth, Carlisle, Keswick, Maryport, Penrith, Whitehaven, Wigton, Workington.
Main Rivers: Eden, Derwent, Esk, Duddon.
Highlights: Carlile Castle & Cathedral; Castellrigg & Long Meg and her Daughters stone circles; Hadrien's Wall; Scafell Pike.
Highest Point: Scafell Pike, 978.41 m.
Area: 3926.42 km2.[2]

Chronology

16th Century

1 Robin Hood-related place-name first documented in the 16th century.

18th Century

1 Robin Hood-related place-name first documented in the 18th century.

19th Century

15 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 19th century.

20th Century

5 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 20th century.

21st Century

4 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 21st century.

All localities

27 Place-names and localities.

Place-name clusters

5 Clusters of Robin Hood place-names, localities with local traditions, literary locales etc.

Lists and gazetteers

Background

Neighbours

Notes