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Grinsdale

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Also known as Grinsdale, Cumbria

Grinsdale is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Beaumont, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, historically in Cumberland. Grinsdale has a church called St Kentigern's Church. It is the source of the surname. It is also beside the River Eden. The civil parish was merged into Beaumont on 1 April 1934. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 161.

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Grinsdale
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
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Grinsdale is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Beaumont, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, historically in Cumberland. Grinsdale has a church called St Kentigern's Church. It is the source of the surname. It is also beside the River Eden. The civil parish was merged into Beaumont on 1 April 1934. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 161.

Grinsdale lies beside the river Eden near Carlisle. Four Roman military marching camps were set up in the area. The rich loamy soil encouraged farming around Grinsdale. Linen manufacture and weaving once provided employment in the hamlet.

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