Ellonby
Encyclopedia
Ellonby is a hamlet in the parish of Skelton
, in the Eden
District, in the English county of Cumbria
.
To the north of the hamlet, at Hardrigg Hall, a ruined 14th century pele tower
adjoins a 19th century farmhouse.
Skelton, Cumbria
Skelton is a small village and civil parish about north west of Penrith in the English county of Cumbria. It is on the former route of the B5305 road, which is now about to the north....
, in the 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....
District, in the English county of Cumbria
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...
.
To the north of the hamlet, at Hardrigg Hall, a ruined 14th 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...
adjoins a 19th century farmhouse.