Colby, Westmorland
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| Colby | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 The pipe bridge over Hoff Beck | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY667198 |
| Location: | 54°34’23"N, 2°30’55"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 129 (2011) |
| Post town: | Appleby In Westmorland |
| Postcode: | CA16 |
| Dialling code: | 01768 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Colby is a small village in Westmorland, just west of the county town, Appleby-in-Westmorland. It is beside the Hoff Beck just above its junction with the River Eden. Further north down the lane and downstream on the Eden is near the larger village of Bolton.
A little over a mile to the north-west are the ruins of Bewley Castle, a mediæval residence of the bishops of Carlisle.[1] There is a story told that a castle servant named Marget Dawe once murdered a highwayman named Belted Will Scott, after he gained entrance to the castle dressed as a woman.[2]
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References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 13637 – Bewley Castle
- ↑ Ash, Russell: 'Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain' (Reader's Digest Association Limited, 1973) page 363 ISBN 9780340165973