Kentrigg
| Kentrigg | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 Across the rivers to Kentrigg | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD515942 |
| Location: | 54°20’28"N, 2°44’42"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Kendal |
| Postcode: | LA9 |
| Dialling code: | 01539 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Kentrigg is a northern suburb of Kendal in Westmorland. By road, Kentrigg is located half a mile north of the centre of Kendal and a mile and a half south-east of Burneside. It contains the Carus Green Golf Club, which separates it from Burneside just to the northwest. Across the River Kent to the east is the Shap Road Industrial Estate, north of the district of Mintsfeet and the Mintsfeet Industrial Estate which marks the south-eastern side of Kentrigg.
The area contains a number of cottages which are let out to tourists. Helsfell Hall was the seat of the Briggs family which dominated the area in the 16th and 17th centuries up to the Civil War. The old hall today is a Grade II listed building. 109 Burneside Road, also known as Aikrigg End, is a Grade II listed building, dated to the 18th and early 19th century. Kendal Fell lies to west of Kentrigg.
History
Historically, the Briggs and Philipson (Phillipson) families dominated this area of north-west Kendal, which was under the parish of Kirkbie.[1] A Christofer Philipson of Hollin Hall, near Crook (several miles to the northwest of Kentrigg), is documented in a will dated 20 May 1566 to have given Rolland Phillipson and his male heirs "lands I purchased of Mr. Heskett" in this area.[2] Around 1581, the son of Robert Philipson married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Briggs of Helsfell Hall and subsequently had five sons and two daughters.[2] During the Civil War in the 1640s, the Briggs family, who were Parliamentarians (Colonel Edward Briggs was a magistrate[3]), clashed with their cousins, The Philipsons, who were strict Royalists.[4][5] In 1645 during the Siege of Carlisle, Colonel Briggs besieged Robert Philipson's Belle Isle on Windermere for eight to ten days.[1] Robert Philipson is documented as having searched Kendal Church for his cousin Edward Briggs while he was at prayers on a Sunday morning with "the object of killing his cousin" in retaliation.[6][7] The dominance of the area by the Briggs family ended after the civil war when the Philipsons stripped the family of their possessions, Robert Philipson taking ownership of the Colonel Brigg's seat at Helsfell Hall.[8] The hall is mentioned in Cornelia Nicholson's The Annals of Kendal who documents that the seat of the Briggs family was "once a place of considerable importance."[8]
The area has developed in recent decades from farmland with new housing estates and the development of the Mintsfeet Industrial Estate and the Shap Road Industrial Estate, across the River Kent.
The River Mint drains into the Kent near here. South of the industrial estate is a park, known as the Jubilee Playing Fields.
A housing development named Kentrigg Walk was developed along the banks of the River Kent in the 1980s, containing 8 large detached houses. More development has followed, despite local opposition.
Carus Green Golf Club was established in 1997 when farmer Fred Downham converted his farmland into an 18- hole golf course.[9] The multimillion-pound development created 5 new jobs and has since attracted over 100 members.[10] The Par 70 course measures 5,860 yards, and the River Kent, Mint and River Sprint meander across the course.[11] The course is managed by Graham Curtin.[10] Several artefacts were unearthed during the building of the golf course.
Landmarks
Kentrigg House on Burneside Road has been used as the clubhouse of the Carus Green Golf Club since 2011. It hosts golf seminars and product launches, as well as county events, and has a bar, restaurant, function suite and four apartments.[10] Local concerns were raised that the clubhouse might cause disturbances in the area and function as a nightclub, but soundproofing measures have been implemented at the house.[10]
109 Burneside Road, also known as Aikrigg End, is a Grade II listed building. It is dated to the 18th and early 19th century. The roof is hipped with a graduated slate roof and gabled porch on the south side. It is 2 storeys high, with 3 bays and a panelled door.
The area also contains numerous cottages which are let out to tourists, such as the Old Woolyard and Low Plumgarths Farmhouse, about a mile from Kentrigg. The architect W. A. Nelson designed two of the houses along Burneside Road.[12] Also of note is Hallgarth Cottage and Helsfell Hall off the A5264 road beyond the Hallgarth estate to the west of Kentrigg, Cherry Tree Cottage, Elm Court, and The Oddfellows Arms pub.[13] The old 16th century Helsfell Hall is located in a field high above the A5264, becoming a Grade II listed building in 1984.[8]
Outside links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Curwen, John Flavel (1900). Kirkbie-Kendall. Fragments collected relating to its ancient streets and yards: church and castle; houses and inns. T. Wilson. p. 252. https://books.google.com/books?id=ORMPAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richmond, Eng. (Archdeaconry); Church of England. Archdeaconry of Richmond (1853). Wills and inventories from the registry of the archdeaconry of Richmond: extending over portions of the counties of York, Westmerland, Cumberland, and Lancaster. Pub. for the Society by G. Andrews. pp. 188–. https://books.google.com/books?id=5IrzDCavkosC&pg=PA188. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ Gilpin, William (1808). Observations on several parts of England, particularly the mountains and lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland: relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1772. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies. p. 147. https://books.google.com/books?id=0MV6PfBkk74C&pg=PA147. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ Scott, Sir Walter; Lake, J. W. (1838). The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott: with a sketch of his life. J. Crissy ...; and. p. 250. https://books.google.com/books?id=_3MPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA250. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ Hodgson, John (1810). A topographical and historical description of Westmorland: containing an account of its towns, castles, antiquities, (etc.), accompanied with biographical notices of eminent and learned men to whom this county has given birth. printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones. p. 33. https://books.google.com/books?id=chkwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror. E. Smith. 1822. p. 27. https://books.google.com/books?id=cTAFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA27. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ British Archivist. Mitchell Hughes and Clarke.. 1913. p. 26. https://books.google.com/books?id=vswaAQAAMAAJ. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Helsfell Hall, Kendal". Castles and Towers. http://www.matthewpemmott.co.uk/2008/07/helsfell-hall-kendal.html. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society; James Simpson; Richard Saul Ferguson; William Gershom Collingwood (2001). Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archeological Society. Titue Wilson & Son, for The Cumberland & Westmorland Society. https://books.google.com/books?id=XQsnAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 'New-look Carus Green clubhouse above par for Kendal golfers': The Westmorland Gazette 10 November 2011
- ↑ "About the course". Carus Green Golf Club. http://www.carusgreen.co.uk/course.htm. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ The Electrical review. IPC Electrical-Electronic Press. 1908. p. 1080. https://books.google.com/books?id=6WlNAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society (1977). Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. Titue Wilson & Son, for The Cumberland & Westmorland Society. p. 191. https://books.google.com/books?id=6OxVAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 1 August 2012.