Calthwaite
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Calthwaite is a small village in rural Cumbria
, situated between the small market town of Penrith
and the larger City of Carlisle
. It is within of the civil parish
of Hesket
and the district
of Eden
, and has a population of around 100 people.
The village contains a primary school, a Church of England
Church, a pre-school nursery and a pub called the Globe Inn.
The school has around 50 pupils, and 5 teachers. There are two classes, Class 1 consisting of the years reception to year 2, Class 2 consisting of the years 3-6. The Head Teacher is Mr. Norman.
Two miles south-east of the village, Brackenburgh Old Tower is a late 14th or early 15th century pele tower
adjoining a large 19th century house at Brackenburgh Hall.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, situated between the small market town of Penrith
Penrith, Cumbria
Penrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....
and the larger City of Carlisle
City of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...
. It is within of the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Hesket
Hesket, Cumbria
Hesket is a large civil parish in Eden District, Cumbria, England. It was formed in 1934 by a County Review Order which merged the civil parishes of Hesket in the Forest and Plumpton Wall.-Villages in the parish:...
and the district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of Eden
Eden, Cumbria
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle....
, and has a population of around 100 people.
The village contains a primary school, a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Church, a pre-school nursery and a pub called the Globe Inn.
The school has around 50 pupils, and 5 teachers. There are two classes, Class 1 consisting of the years reception to year 2, Class 2 consisting of the years 3-6. The Head Teacher is Mr. Norman.
Two miles south-east of the village, Brackenburgh Old Tower is a late 14th or early 15th century pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
adjoining a large 19th century house at Brackenburgh Hall.