- Crosby Garrett
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Coordinates: 54°28′44″N 2°25′12″W / 54.479°N 2.420°W
Crosby Garrett 
St. Andrew's Church
Crosby Garrett
Crosby Garrett shown within CumbriaPopulation 112 (2001) OS grid reference NY7209 Parish Crosby Garrett District Eden Shire county Cumbria Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town KIRKBY STEPHEN Postcode district CA17 Dialling code 01768 Police Cumbria Fire Cumbria Ambulance North West EU Parliament North West England UK Parliament Penrith and the Border List of places: UK • England • Cumbria Crosby Garrett is a hamlet and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England.
In May 2010 the Crosby Garrett Helmet, a copper alloy parade helmet dating to Roman Britain was discovered near the hamlet.
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Description
The parish contains no settlements of any size other than the village of Crosby Garrett and much of the parish is on Crosby Garrett Fell to the south west of the village.
The Settle to Carlisle railway passes through the parish, at the southwestern edge of the village on the 110 yd (100 m) Crosby Garrett viaduct; the village once had a railway station 'Crosby Garrett station' which closed in the 1950s.[1].
The parish church of St. Andrew's has an Anglo-Saxon chancel, the remainder of the church dates between the 12th and 15th centuries. In 2010, a major restoration project was undertaken.[2]
The highest point in the parish is Nettle Hill at 382 m (1,253 ft). 54°27′51″N 2°26′18″W / 54.4642°N 2.4384°W
Crosby Garrett Helmet
Main article: Crosby Garrett HelmetIn May 2010 a rare ceremonial Roman helmet was discovered by an unnamed metal detectorist not far from a Roman road near the hamlet. The copper-alloy helmet with integral mask, with the appearnace of a youthful male face, and griffin crest is only one of three recorded finds of its kind in Britain.[3]
See also
- Smardale within the civil parish of Waitby which forms the eastern boundary of the parish
References
- ^ "The Settle and Carlisle Railway : Ais Gill to Appleby". www.railwayphotos.net. Crosby Garrett. http://www.railwayphotos.net/sc/ais_gill-appleby.html.
- ^ "Crosby Garrett - St Andrew's Church". www.visitcumbria.com. http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/crosby-garrett-st-andrews-church.htm.
- ^ "Rare Roman helmet and face-mask discovered". www.telegraph.co.uk. 13 September 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8000018/Rare-Roman-helmet-and-face-mask-discovered.html.
External links
- John F Curwen (1932). "The Later Records relating to North Westmorland: or the Barony of Appleby, pp.110-114". www.british-history.ac.uk. Parishes (East Ward): St Andrew, Crosby Garrett. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43505.
- "Conservation areas list". www.eden.gov.uk. Eden District Council. Crosby Garrett. http://www.eden.gov.uk/planning-and-development/historic-environment-conservation/conservation-areas/list-of-conservation-areas/?entryid33=17331.
- "Crosby Garrett". www.genuki.org.uk. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WES/CrosbyGarrett/index.htm.
Ceremonial county of Cumbria Boroughs or districts Major settlements - Alston
- Ambleside
- Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Aspatria
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Bowness-on-Windermere
- Brampton
- Broughton-in-Furness
- Carlisle
- Cleator Moor
- Cockermouth
- Dalton-in-Furness
- Egremont
- Grange-over-Sands
- Harrington
- Kendal
- Keswick
- Kirkby Lonsdale
- Kirkby Stephen
- Longtown
- Maryport
- Millom
- Penrith
- Sedbergh
- Silloth
- Ulverston
- Whitehaven
- Wigton
- Windermere
- Workington
See also: List of civil parishes in Cumbria
Topics Categories:- Civil parishes in Cumbria
- Hamlets in Cumbria
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