Woodland, Lancashire
| Woodland | |
| Lancashire | |
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.jpg) Anglican Church of St John the Evangelist in Woodland | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD246891 |
| Location: | 54°17’31"N, 3°9’29"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Broughton-in-Furness |
| Postcode: | LA20 |
| Dialling code: | 01229 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Barrow and Furness |
Woodland is a dispersed hamlet in the Furness region of Lancashire, is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park to the west of Coniston Water, between Torver and Broughton-in-Furness.
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Woodland was once served by the railway: Woodland Railway Station was on the now disused and lifted branch line to Coniston.[1][2] This station was opened with the line in June 1859,[3] and closed by British Railways to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962. Today the station building is a private residence.
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Woodland was also served by the Aulthurstside Primary School,[4][5] which was endowed and first documented in 1724 when its master was nominated by the minister, trustees and sidesmen.[6] In 1828 the current school house was erected by subscription,[7] but by 1947, there were only eleven pupils, and it was closed.[8] Today the school house is a private residence and, as of 2012, a Caravan Club site with five pitches.[9][10] A Baptist Meeting House was supposedly built in the vicinity in the 17th century, and has also long since been closed.[11]
Parish church
Woodland is today served only by the Church of St John the Evangelist in the Diocese of Carlisle.[12] The church building was erected in 1864–65 and parsonage in 1868-69, both to the design of the architect Edward Graham Paley. Previous buildings were erected on the same site in 1698 and 1822.[13][14]
About the village
From 1900 to 1906, Sea View Cottages in Woodland was the summer residence of the artist, Henry Robinson Hall and family.[15][16]
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References
- ↑ The Coniston Railway by Robert Western, Oakwood Press, Usk 2007. (ISBN 978-0-85361-667-2)
- ↑ Alastair Cameron and Elizabeth Brown: 'The Story of Coniston', 2nd edition (privately published, Coniston 2003) pages 87-93
- ↑ Lost Lines - Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways by M.V. Searle, New Cavendish Books, 1983. p187.
- ↑ Aulthurstside Church of England School, Broughton-in-Furness, BDS 46, Record Office, Barrow in Furness, 1875-1959.
- ↑ Aulthurstside School Newspapers et al, BDTB/171, Cumbria County Record Office, Barrow in Furness, 1809-1947.
- ↑ Townships – Broughton – A History of the County of Lancaster - Volume pp 400-406: {{{2}}} (Victoria County History)
- ↑ Information on Woodland, Lancashire from GENUKI - Mannex's Directory of Furness and Cartmel, 1882]
- ↑ Queen of Furness in North West Evening Mail, Barrow-in-Furness 29 Apr 2011. Accessed 31 Aug 2013.
- ↑ UK Camp Site - Old School House. Accessed 3 Sep 2013.
- ↑ Available Pitch - Old School House. Accessed 3 Sep 2013.
- ↑ High Furness by W.G. Collingwood, pp. 159-190 in volume 2 of Memorials of Old Lancashire, Bemrose and Sons, London 1909. Accessed 31 Aug 2013.
- ↑ The Church of England - Woodland - St John the Evangelist, Accessed 23 Aug 2013.
- ↑ The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin by Geoff Brandwood, Tim Austin, John Hughes & James Price, English Heritage, Swindon 2012. (ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8) See pages 221 & 223.
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: Pevsner Architectural Guides
- ↑ The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work from its Foundation in 1769 to 1904 by Algernon Graves, S.R. Publishers, East Ardsley 1970.
- ↑ Aulthurstside Church of England School, Broughton-in-Furness - Admission Registers, BDS 46, Cumbria County Record Office, Barrow in Furness, 1875-1958.
