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Crosby Garrett
Hamlet and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Hamlet and civil parish in Cumbria, England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| static_image_name | St Andrew's Church - geograph.org.uk - 122997.jpg |
| static_image_caption | St. Andrew's Church |
| country | England |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | Crosby Garrett |
| population | 195 |
| civil_parish | Crosby Garrett |
| unitary_england | Westmorland and Furness |
| lieutenancy_england | Cumbria |
| region | North West England |
| constituency_westminster | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| post_town | KIRKBY STEPHEN |
| postcode_district | CA17 |
| postcode_area | CA |
| dial_code | 01768 |
| os_grid_reference | NY7209 |
Crosby Garrett is a hamlet and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority of Cumbria, England. It was formerly in the county of Westmorland. In the 2011 census Crosby Garrett was grouped with Waitby to give a total of 195.
The place-name 'Crosby Garrett' is first attested in a document of 1200, where it appears as Crosseby, and in another of 1206, where it appears as Crossebi Gerard. The first name is Old Scandinavian Krossa-byr, meaning 'village or homestead with crosses'. 'Garrett' is the French personal name 'Gerard', which is ultimately of Germanic origin.
In May 2010 the Crosby Garrett Helmet, a copper alloy parade helmet dating to Roman Britain, was discovered near the hamlet by a father and son using a metal detector. The helmet was sold to a private buyer at Christie's later that year for £2.3 million.
Description
The parish contains no settlements of any size other than the village of Crosby Garrett, and much of the parish is on Crosby Garrett Fell to the south-west of the village.
The Settle to Carlisle railway passes through the parish, at the southwestern edge of the village on the 110 yd Crosby Garrett viaduct; the village once had a railway station, Crosby Garrett station, which closed in 1952.
The parish church of St. Andrew has an Anglo-Saxon chancel, the remainder of the church dates between the 12th and 15th centuries. In 2010, a major restoration project was undertaken.
The highest point in the parish is Nettle Hill at 382 m.
Crosby Garrett Helmet
Main article: Crosby Garrett Helmet
In May 2010 a rare ceremonial Roman helmet was discovered by an unnamed metal detectorist not far from a Roman road near the hamlet. The copper-alloy helmet with integral mask, with the appearance of a youthful male face, and a griffin crest, is only one of three recorded finds of its kind in Britain.
References
References
- "Crosby Garrett Parish".
- [[Eilert Ekwall]], ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.132.
- "The Settle and Carlisle Railway : Ais Gill to Appleby". www.railwayphotos.net.
- {{Daniels-NoMore. GLO
- "Crosby Garrett - St Andrew's Church". www.visitcumbria.com.
- (13 September 2010). "Rare Roman helmet and face-mask discovered". www.telegraph.co.uk.
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