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Crosby Ravensworth
Crosby Ravensworth is a village, civil parish and fell in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the M6 motorway, and Shap.
History
Prehistoric remains include the White Hag stone circle (54.497294°N 2.608298°W). A pair of almost identical La Tène Celtic spoons dating from the Iron Age were found in Crosby Ravensworth in the nineteenth century and are now housed in the British Museum in London. A more recent monument at Black Dub commemorates the visit of Charles II of England in 1651. The fell also contains one of several sites in England called Robin Hood's Grave.
Crosby Ravensworth Fell
Crosby Ravensworth Fell is the source of the River Lyvennet and is crossed by the Coast to Coast Walk. It features a considerable expanse of limestone pavement.
Notable people
- John Langhorne, mathematical master at Giggleswick School
- Reverend John Langhorne, Master of Tonbridge School, Headmaster of The King's School, Rochester and vicar of Lamberhurst
- Reverend Thomas Langhorne, Founder of Loretto School
- Reverend Lancelot Addison (1632 – April 20, 1703) – A famed English scholar. Dean of Lichfield
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches from Bolton south to Great Asby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,396.
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Bridge over the Lyvennet Beck, Crosby Ravensworth
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River Lyvennet
- Overview About the River Lyvennet The River Lyvennet is a tributary of the River Eden in Cumbria. The Lyvennet arises at Black Dub on Crosby Ravenswoth Fell - there is …
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Bridge over the Lyvennet Beck, Crosby Ravensworth
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