Beaumont, Cumberland
| Beaumont | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Village Green, Beaumont | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY348593 |
| Location: | 54°55’28"N, 3°1’5"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 488 (2011) |
| Post town: | Carlisle |
| Postcode: | CA5 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Carlisle |
Beaumont (pronounced locally as 'bee-mont') is a village in district of Cumberland, standing four miles to the north-west of the City of Carlisle on the banks of the River Eden.
The wider parish of Beaumont includes the surrounding villages of Kirkandrews-on-Eden, Grinsdale and Monkhill. It has the River Eden as its bounds to the north and east, with Burgh by Sands to the west and Orton to the south.
The village has a church, St May's, and one pub, The Drover's Rest. There is no school, post office nor shop.
History
Beaumont's name, as suggested by the French translation 'beautiful mount', comes from its high setting.
The manor was anciently held by the Bruns, Lords of Bowness, who were patrons also of the church, Before the year 1380, it became the property of the Dacres, and was annexed to the Barony of Burgh, belonging to the Earl of Lonsdale.[1] The small rectory of the church was augmented by Queen Anne's Bounty in 1772.[2]
The Carlisle Canal ran through the parish, admitting sixty-ton vessels.[3]
In 1961 there were 128 houses in Beaumont.[4]
St Mary's Church
St Mary's is the Church of England parish church. It was built in 1296 on the site of a turret on Hadrian's Wall. Visible from the church are the Solway Firth and the coast of Kirkcudbrightshire to the north; the Lake District, Carlisle and the Pennines to the east.[5]
The church is built from squared and coursed sandstone from the nearby wall, the line of which runs directly beneath the church, with a graduated roof made from greenslate, coped gables and a cross finial. Little remains of the original church although the single chamber interior is still mostly of the earlier period, notably the south doorway and three east windows, but the church underwent restorations in 1784, 1872 and 1888.[6] The single chamber is still mostly of the earlier period, notably the south doorway and three east windows. The windows, porch and vestry are 19th century restorations and the king post open timber roof dates from the 15th century.
The Hadrian's Wall Path passes the church, on its way from Carlisle to its western terminus at Bowness-on-Solway.[7]
The church is a Grade II listed building.[6]
Features of the church include two mediæval grave slabs discovered during a series of Victorian restorations, built into the west wall behind the font. To celebrate the church's 700th anniversary in 1996, kneelers were made to commemorate Rectors in each century;[8] Sir Elias de Thirwall was the first, his tenure starting in 1296.
The church maintains two traditions at weddings. The groom cuts a string tying the church gates shut, bestowing good luck to the couple; and a piece of rope is stretched across the road where wedding cars can pass only if they give money to the children.[9]
Heritage
There are 7 listed buildings and 3 scheduled ancient monuments in Beaumont as well as it lying within a world heritage site.
Grade II
- Beaumont House
- Hillcrest
- Eden Bank Farmhouse
- Churchyard wall south of Church of St Mary
- Orchard House
- Myrtle Cottage
Grade II*
- Church of St Mary
Scheduled Monument
- Beaumont motte castle and section of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 70 including turret 70a
- Hadrian's Wall between the field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70
- Burgh by Sands Roman fort, Beaumont camp, Burgh Castle and Hadrian's Wall from boundary west of churchyard, Beaumont to Burgh Head in wall miles 70 and 71
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References
- ↑ Bulman, Steve. "Bulmer's History & Directory Of Cumberland, 1901". http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/1901/beaumont1901_f.html. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ Parishes: Bassenthwaite – Beaumont – Magna Britannia: volume 4: Cumberland
- ↑ BEAUMONT, Cumberland - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868 (GENUKI)
- ↑ "Historical Statistics/ Housing". Vision of Britain through time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_HOUS&data_cube=N_HOUSES&u_id=10194799&c_id=10001043&add=Y. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ "Beaumont". Visitoruk. http://www.visitoruk.com/historydetail.php?id=6802&cid=592&f=Carlisle. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 National Heritage List 1335624: Church of St Mary, Beaumont
- ↑ "Beaumont - St Mary's Church". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120501072415/http://www.visitcumbria.com/churches/beaumont-st-marys-church.htm. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ "Beaumont - St Mary". Churches Trust for Cumbria. http://www.ctfc.org.uk/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=2&sobi2Id=199&Itemid=83. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "D-block GB-332000-558000". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-332000-558000/page/6. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
