Eaglesfield, Cumbria
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Eaglesfield is a small settlement in West Cumbria
, England. It is near the A5086 road and is four kilometres southwest of the town of Cockermouth
.
It lay in the early middle ages within the British kingdom of Rheged
, and the first element of the name is derived from the Brythonic
for "church" (cognate with Welsh "eglwys" = church).
Eaglesfield was the birthplace of John Dalton
(1766–1844), acclaimed chemist, meteorologist and physicist.
Eaglesfield was the probable birthplace of Robert de Eglesfield
(c.1295-1349), founder of The Queen's College, Oxford
. His father, John of Eglesfield, held lands in and near there.
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...
, England. It is near the A5086 road and is four kilometres southwest of the town of Cockermouth
Cockermouth
-History:The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall....
.
It lay in the early middle ages within the British kingdom of Rheged
Rheged
Rheged is described in poetic sources as one of the kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd , the Brythonic-speaking region of what is now northern England and southern Scotland, during the Early Middle Ages...
, and the first element of the name is derived from the Brythonic
Brythonic languages
The Brythonic or Brittonic languages form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family, the other being Goidelic. The name Brythonic was derived by Welsh Celticist John Rhys from the Welsh word Brython, meaning an indigenous Briton as opposed to an Anglo-Saxon or Gael...
for "church" (cognate with Welsh "eglwys" = church).
Eaglesfield was the birthplace of John Dalton
John Dalton
John Dalton FRS was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory, and his research into colour blindness .-Early life:John Dalton was born into a Quaker family at Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth, Cumberland,...
(1766–1844), acclaimed chemist, meteorologist and physicist.
Eaglesfield was the probable birthplace of Robert de Eglesfield
Robert de Eglesfield
Robert de Eglesfield , founder, 1341, of The Queen's College, Oxford, and a chaplain of Queen Philippa of Hainault in whose honour he named the college....
(c.1295-1349), founder of The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
. His father, John of Eglesfield, held lands in and near there.