Pennington, Lancashire
| Pennington | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 Country road in Pennington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD260770 |
| Location: | 54°10’60"N, 3°7’60"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,008 (2011) |
| Post town: | Ulverston |
| Postcode: | LA12 |
| Dialling code: | 01229 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Barrow and Furness |
Pennington is a small village in the Furness district of Lancashire, sitting between Ulverston, Rosside and Lindal, just off the nearby A590, with the nearest train link in Ulverston.
In the early 1870s, Pennington was described as:
- 'PENNINGTON, a parish in Ulverston district, Lancashire; near the Furness railway, 1¾ mile W S W of Ulverston. It has a post-office under Ulverston. Acres, 2, 767. Real property, £18, 436; of which £7, 500 are in mines, and £2, 732 in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 489; in 1861, 879. Houses, 163. The increase of pop. arose from extension of mining operations'.[1]
History
Pennington is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun which was held by Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria before the Conquest.[2]
To the west, in the nearby hamlet of Rosside, are the earthwork remains of Pennington Castle, a mediæval ringwork.
A runic inscription in the Norse language on a discarded tympanum found in the churchyard has been dated to the 12th century, which is remarkably late for runic script.[3][4]
A set of stocks stand outside the church gate that were formerly used to for robust local punishment offenders. They are no longer in use.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Gazetter of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.. http://visionofbritain.org/place/10752. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ Cumbria: Hougun (The Domesday Book On-Line)
- ↑ Runic Inscription in St Michael's Church, Pennnigton on Viking Minds
- ↑ British History on-Line: The Parish of Pennington A History of the County of Lancaster - Volume : {{{2}}} (Victoria County History)
