Pelutho
| Pelutho | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 A hay barn in the frost at Pelutho | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY120489 |
| Location: | 54°49’41"N, 3°22’8"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wigton |
| Postcode: | CA7 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Workington |
Pelutho is a hamlet in the parish of Holme St Cuthbert in north-west Cumberland. It is on the B5301 road between the towns of Aspatria and Silloth-on-Solway, with Mawbray three miles to the south-west, and Abbeytown three-and-a-half miles to the north-east. Carlisle, Cumberland's county town, is 21 miles to the east.
The unusual-sounding name "Pelutho" is derived from the Old Norse pil-oat-haugr, meaning "peeled-oats hill". In the past, the name has been written in several different forms, including Pellathow, Pellothoe, Pollathow, Pellithow, and 'Pelato.[1]
History
During the Roman period, the area around Pelutho was fortified. A series of milefortlets were constructed beyond the western end of Hadrian's Wall to defend against incursions across the Solway Firth, and two of these, designated as milefortlets 13 and 14, are located within two miles of Pelutho, near the hamlets of Blitterlees and Beckfoot respectively.
Local attractions and amenities
Pelutho is a small hamlet, and has no amenities of its own. There are two attractions in the vicinity, the Gincase is a farm park and tearoom located near to the hamlet of Newtown,[2] and Bank Mill Nursery is a garden centre, nature reserve, and restaurant near to Beckfoot.[3] There is a public house, called The Lowther, in the village of Mawbray,[4] and two shops in Abbeytown, three-and-a-half miles to the north-east.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Pelutho) |
References
- ↑ Holme St. Cuthbert History Group (2004). Plain People: Bygone Times on the Solway Plain.
- ↑ "The Gincase". http://gincase.co.uk.
- ↑ "Bank Mill Nurseries". http://www.bankmillnurseries.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Lowther at Mawbray". http://mawbraypub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2015.