Barbon
| Barbon | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 St Bartholomew's Church, Barbon | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD638821 |
| Location: | 54°14’1"N, 2°33’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 236 (2011) |
| Post town: | Carnforth |
| Postcode: | LA6 |
| Dialling code: | 015242 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Barbon is a village in the east of Westmorland: according to the 2011 census it had a population of 236. The village is about three miles north of Kirkby Lonsdale and two miles north of Casterton.
To the east of the village the hills rise sharply. Flowing down form the fells is Barbon Beck, which passes though the village, before flowing into the River Lune to the west. Above the village it carves a dale, Barbondale, under the gaze of Barbon High Fell (2,254 feet at Crag Hill on the border of Yorkshire's West Riding) and Barbon Low Fell.
The A683 road passes to the west of the village between Kirkby Lonsdale and Sedbergh (Yorkshire). The village has been within the Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2016.
The parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew.
Description
The village was the childhood home of the poet Catherine Grace Godwin who died here in 1845.[1]
Barbon is the location of Barbon Manor Speed Hillclimb, an event that runs up to three occasions each year, in May, June and July, on a driveway that runs through Barbon Manor Park, by permission of the Shuttleworth Estate.
The Barbon Inn, in the centre of the village, is a hotel, pub and restaurant built as a coaching inn in the 17th century.[2]
Until 1954 Barbon had a railway station.
A family history study, written in 1913 called "The Hardys of Barbon, and some other Westmoreland Statesmen : Their Kith, Kin and Childer" follows their family history in Barbon from the 16th century until the late 19th century.[3]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ The Poetical Works of the Late Great Catherine Grace Godwin, A.Cleveland Wigan, 1854
- ↑ "The Barbon Inn". The Automobile Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319203115/http://www.theaa.com/pubs/the-barbon-inn-374910. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ↑ republished by Bibliolife