Renwick
| Renwick | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Haresceugh | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY596435 |
| Location: | 54°47’6"N, 2°37’41"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Penrith |
| Postcode: | CA10 |
| Dialling code: | 01768 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Renwick, formerly known as Ravenwick, is a small village in Cumberland, close by Kirkoswald in the Eden Valley. Renwick is north-east of Penrith, between the A686 and B6413 roads.
One mile south-east of the village in the hamlet of Haresceugh are the fragmentary remains of Haresceugh Castle, the site of which is now occupied by a farmhouse. Two sections of walling remain from the castle.
There are no shops nor amenities in Renwick, for which villagers go to Kirkoswald. Renwick is a small, close-knit community and has an active farm.
Name
The village was formerly known as 'Ravenwick', from which the modern name comes. The Raven Beck runs through Renwick but the beck in all probablilty takes its name from the village, not the village from the beck: the river-name being a back-formation. The name Renwick appears to be from the Old Enlgish Hrafnes wic: 'Raven's village'.[1]
Legend
According to local legend, the village was terrorized by a cockatrice in 1733.[2]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Armstrong, A.M. & Mawer; A.; Stenton, F.M. & Dickins, B.: 'Place-Names of Cumberland , Part 1' (English Place-Names Society, 1950), page 236
- ↑ Topham, Ian: 'The Renwick Cockatrice' on 'Mysterious Britain & Ireland; Cryptozoology