Isel, Cumbria
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Isel is a dispersed settlement
, in the valley of the River Derwent within the Lake District
National Park
in Cumbria
. It is an ecclesiastical parish within the civil parish
of Blindcrake
. Nearby are the hamlets of Sunderland
and Redmain, and the village of Blindcrake
.
Isel is a rural community, with a church and several farms ranging from dairy to poultry, but lacking basic local facilities having no shop, public house or post office. It is mentioned in the English folk song "Horn of the Hunter."
Isel Parish Church is dedicated to St Michael and the fabric is chiefly Norman. The church contains two pre-Norman carved stones, one of which is a fragment of a cross. Other buildings of interest are the old hall (with a pele tower), the ancient bridge of three arches (rebuilt in 1812) and the old vicarage.
Dispersed settlement
A dispersed settlement is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world....
, in the valley of the River Derwent within the Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
National Park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in 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...
. It is an ecclesiastical parish within 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 Blindcrake
Blindcrake
Blindcrake is a village and civil parish within the Isel Valley, in the Lake District National Park and in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 287. The village is some four miles north-east of Cockermouth off the old roman road to...
. Nearby are the hamlets of Sunderland
Sunderland, Cumbria
Sunderland is a hamlet within the Lake District National Park, in the parish of Blindcrake in the Allerdale District of the county of Cumbria, England. Sunderland has one place of worship.- Nearby settlements :...
and Redmain, and the village of Blindcrake
Blindcrake
Blindcrake is a village and civil parish within the Isel Valley, in the Lake District National Park and in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 287. The village is some four miles north-east of Cockermouth off the old roman road to...
.
Isel is a rural community, with a church and several farms ranging from dairy to poultry, but lacking basic local facilities having no shop, public house or post office. It is mentioned in the English folk song "Horn of the Hunter."
Isel Parish Church is dedicated to St Michael and the fabric is chiefly Norman. The church contains two pre-Norman carved stones, one of which is a fragment of a cross. Other buildings of interest are the old hall (with a pele tower), the ancient bridge of three arches (rebuilt in 1812) and the old vicarage.