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Blennerhasset and Torpenhow

Civil parish in Cumbria, England

Blennerhasset and Torpenhow
Summary

Civil parish in Cumbria, England

FieldValue
official_nameBlennerhasset and Torpenhow
civil_parishBlennerhasset and Torpenhow
countryEngland
regionNorth West England
coordinates
unitary_englandCumberland
lieutenancy_englandCumbria
population423
population_ref(2011 census)
static_imageChurch of St Michael and All Angels, Torpenhow, Cumberland - geograph-1792786.jpg
static_image_captionChurch of St Michael and All Angels, Torpenhow

Blennerhasset and Torpenhow is a civil parish in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 437, reducing to 423 at the 2011 Census. It includes the villages of Blennerhasset and Torpenhow at and the smaller settlement of Kirkland Guards at . It is located just outside the Lake District National Park. Baggrow railway station was immediately north of Blennerhasset. The local pronunciation of Torpenhow is (), rather than the more intuitive (). Blennerhasset is pronounced () instead of () as would be expected outside of Cumbria.

St Michael's Church, Torpenhow has a Norman chancel arch with a remarkable carving of interlocking human figures, and a painted wooden ceiling.

Building at Torpenhow, formerly the Sun Inn

Toponymy

The name Blennerhasset derives from the Brittonic blaen dre, meaning "hill farm", with the later addition of Old Norse hey sætr, "hay shieling". Similarly, Torpenhow derives from the Brittonic tor pen, meaning "peak head" or "end of the high ground", to which the Old English word hōh ("hill spur") has been added. Alternatively, Torpenhow may be an entirely Brittonic name incorporating a plural suffix.

Governance

Blennerhasset and Torpenhow is part of the Penrith and Solway constituency of the UK parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Its parish council is Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Parish Council.

Blennerhasset Mill

Blennerhasset Mill (at ) is on the south bank of the River Ellen.

Roman fort

A Roman fort is situated on the old Roman Road between Old Carlisle and Papcastle .

Notes

References

References

  1. "Parish population 2011".
  2. 1860 Ordnance Survey map
  3. "Pardon? Where did you say that was?". BBC.
  4. Francis, Darryl. (2003). "The Debunking of Torpenhow Hill". [[Word Ways]].
  5. (2010). "The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names". Cambridge University Press.
  6. "Torpenhow". University of Nottingham.
  7. Ekwall, Eilert. (1947). "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names". Clarendon Press.
  8. "Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Parish Council".
  9. RSL. (26 May 2013). "Blennerhasset Mill - Blennerhasset".
  10. "Blennerhasset Roman Fort - Roman Britain".
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