Our Parish of Wetheral Is an Outstanding Area of Natural Beauty
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www.lakedistrict.gov.uk Our parish of Wetheral is an outstanding area of natural www.cumbria.gov.uk beauty and historical interest. Its rolling landscape of websites Useful field and farm is dotted with ancient woodlands and www.wetheralparishcouncil.co.uk pierced by the beautiful river Eden, meandering north [email protected] E-mail through dramatic wooded gorges. 561687 01228 Tel: This is one of the best salmon rivers in the country and Council, Parish Wetheral also home to otters, kingfishers and herons. Clerk The Historical buildings and traditional sandstone farmhouses contact: please information further For nestle in this unspoilt landscape and all can be explored 6 and enjoyed using an extensive network of public A footpaths and bridleways. Wetheral Carlisle DEN E IVER R 6 9 A 6 M Brampton Signal Box Priory Gatehouse Situated between Cotehill and Forge at Great Corby The 15th-century gatehouse is all that Cumwhinton on the famous Settle– This fine sandstone building was erected remains of Wetheral Priory. The priory Carlisle railway is this fine example of a leaflet. this of production in 1833 as a blacksmith’s forge with a was founded in 1106 by Benedictine late 19th-century signal box. Adjacent are the towards assistance financial providing covered open frontage supported by thick monks from St Mary’s Abbey in York, and ponds, which are relics of 19th-century for Association Council Parish Carlisle and sandstone piers. At the rear is a demolished at the dissolution of the brick-making works and now used for Council County Cumbria to grateful are We monasteries in the 16th century. The round-headed doorway with roll-moulding fishing. II. Elizabeth Queen of farmhouse and outbuildings that now dating from about 1200. The building was Warwick Bridge Mill Jubilee Diamond the mark to Council Parish occupy the site were built using stone intended to look like Vulcan’s Forge. In Wetheral by produced been has leaflet This from the priory. recent years it has been used as a garage A mill was first established here in 1791. The mill was powered by water via a Medieval weir and fish and a brewery. In the early 1800s it became a thriving mill-race from the Cairn Beck. A large traps dye works and cotton mill, employing reservoir at the rear provided a constant St Constantine’s Cells around 300 people and attracting an influx flow of water for the boilers and the The monks from Wetheral Priory built the of workers into the area. The village of washing and dyeing vats. The caves are approached from a island and the weir that now serve to Great Corby – Wetheral Warwick Bridge expanded as a result and footpath in Wetheral Woods. Originally, funnel salmon towards the traps. These Viaduct Peter Dixon, the wealthy owner of the mill, rows of cottages were built to house the access to the caves was by a removable are the only remaining salmon traps that workers and their families. built Holme Eden Hall in 1837, St Paul’s The viaduct was built between 1830 and ladder for greater security. Today, stone are still operational in the country. The 19th century terraces of High and Church in 1845 and the famous Dixon’s 1834 to carry the first railway to reach steps descend to the three caves, which Low Buildings (adjacent to the mill) are Chimney at Shaddongate Mill in Carlisle Carlisle. With five arches of 80ft. span are hewn out of the sandstone. The still occupied to this day. in 1836. and 93ft. high it was, briefly, the largest caves were supposedly occupied by St. railway bridge in the world. The architect Constantine, a Scottish hermit, in the 6th was Francis Giles. Henry Howard who century and later used as a grain store by owned the land was a railway enthusiast. the monks from the priory. A statue of St. The attached footbridge was added later Constantine stands on the opposite bank and until the 1960s a toll was charged other than for those going to church. Corby Castle The original defensive pele tower dates from the long conflict between the Border Reivers in the Middle Ages. It passed in 1611 to the Howard family who held it for 383 years. The present façade dates from the early C19th. The grounds were shaped a century earlier. A fine cascade carries water which gushes from the St Leonard’s Church mouth of a monster and is best seen from Although largely reconstructed by the the footpath on the Wetheral bank. The Victorians, this church is notable for its medieval weir and fish traps and St. unusual Norman apse of high arched Constantine’s Cells dating from the Dark recesses and some interesting masonic Ages can also be seen from paths headstones in the graveyard. through Wetheral Woods. Scale Warwick kilometres Holme Warwick Holme Cottages 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 miles Warwick Holme to Brampton R IV E R ED EN Holme G A69 IN Gate H T IR RIVER Holmegate Wood Saint Constantine's PH Warwick Park Well Atkinson's Viaduct Plantation Toflins Sceugh Hill Wood Wood Wetheral PO Warwick Corby Hill Hall 99 Steps P o Warwick Moor Chapel Scotby Holmes w Saint M Holme Holme Lane PO Constantine a Eden Warwick u Tr Church g Airey's Brocks St. Leonard's Mill out B Village h Wood Wood ec a k Hall n Heald's Our Lady Aglionby Eden Forge M6 Wood St. Winifred Warwick Bridge Benchmark (now brewery) A69 mill raceAllen Grove PH Abbey Aglionby Farm Corby Grange Holme Cemetery Wheelbarrow Whoof House Castle Hall House Warwick Wood St. Paul's Priory Rose Warwick-on-Eden Gatehouse Hill Greenfield Tesco Moorhouse Hall Golf Course Allenwood Cam Beck A69 to Carlisle Warwick Moor Croft Farm Wood Burnrigg Low Broadwath Oak Bank Wood Scotby B6263 Wetheral Dokely All Saints Plain Wood Beck House PH Heads PO The Grove Nook Lambley Bank PH Stonerigg Viaduct Glencairn Mill Prospect St Brelades Wetheral PO View Chapel Scotbygill Great Washbeck Forge Corby Cairn Garth House Abbey PH Lough Butts Orchard Snake Fords Cemetery Farm Wood House Scotby Corby Wood Shield Corby Beck Near Rosebank Priory Castle Skitebeck Gatehouse Wood Castle Hill Cockleybank Far Harbour Skitebeck Gladsmuir Wood Byrehill Wood Cockleybank Salmon Coops Wood St Constantine's B6263 Cells Corby Woods Brick Kiln Wood Gillhead Wetheral High Beck Pasture Wood Bridge Wetheral Woods Cumwhinton to Carlisle PO PH Clint Head Animal Pele Tower (remains of) Millbeck Wood Refuge Shield Head Croft House Mill Beck Coathouse Wetheral Shields Tower A6 to Carlisle Pow Brackenbank Mau Miry Lonning gh Brocklewath an Wrayside Wraycroft Stripes Wrayside Cottages (d is Alby u s Lodge e d RIVER EDEN r to Dalston o Duncowfold a Cocklakes Graylands d d ) ( isused road) A6 Oakville Standrigg Long Strumble Chapel Wragmire Low Cotehill Legend Bank Knot Hill Cotehill Cotehill Viaduct PH Station Referred to in text St. John's Cottages Englethwaite Place to eat Hall Fishgarth to Carleton Hill Caravan Site Holme Car parking Cotehill Hotel Public house Warathwaite Post office and Wragmire Head village shop House wran Church Holm gle to Chapel Boaterby Quarry Village hall High ath o Arm waite Stoney Wath Stand t Play ground Farm National Trust Froddle Stand End Crook Railway station Woodland Buildings High Stand Footpath Plantation Permissive path Bridleway Railway A road Minor roads Farm tracks (not necessarily public right of way) Blackmoss Pool to Penrith.