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Ravenstonedale

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Also known as Ravenstonedale, Cumbria

Ravenstonedale is a village and large civil parish in Cumbria, on the watershed between the River Lune and River Eden. The village lies south west of Kirkby Stephen. The parish includes the village of Newbiggin-on-Lune and several smaller settlements including Bowderdale, Brownber, Greenside, Stennerskeugh, Wath and Weasdale. Large areas of moorland lie within the parish, extending south west of the village to the northern side of the Howgill Fells. The parish had a population of 570 in 2001, increasing to 594 at the 2011 Census.

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Place details

Locality
Newbiggin on Lune
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Ravenstonedale
UK place.static_image_name
St Oswald's Church, Ravenstonedale - geograph.org.uk - 224675.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
St Oswalds Church in Ravenstonedale
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.os_grid_reference
NY723040
UK place.label_position
top
UK place.population
594
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.post_town
KIRKBY STEPHEN
UK place.postcode_area
CA
UK place.postcode_district
CA17
UK place.dial_code
01539
UK place.constituency_westminster
Westmorland and Lonsdale
UK place.civil_parish
Ravenstonedale
UK place.unitary_england
Westmorland and Furness
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cumbria
UK place.type
Village

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Village
  • St Oswald's church
  • Governance
  • Transport links
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Ravenstonedale is a village and large civil parish in Cumbria, on the watershed between the River Lune and River Eden. The village lies south west of Kirkby Stephen. The parish includes the village of Newbiggin-on-Lune and several smaller settlements including Bowderdale, Brownber, Greenside, Stennerskeugh, Wath and Weasdale. Large areas of moorland lie within the parish, extending south west of the village to the northern side of the Howgill Fells. The parish had a population of 570 in 2001, increasing to 594 at the 2011 Census.

Historically also known as "Russendale", the parish is divided into four parts (known as 'angles'): Town, Newbiggin-on-Lune, Bowderdale and Fell End. The origin and toponymy of the name are obscure. An alternative spelling may be Rausyngdale

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ravenstonedale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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