Eamont Bridge
Eamont Bridge | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | PENRITH | |
Postcode district | CA10 | |
Dialling code | 01768 | |
Police | Cumbria | |
Fire | Cumbria | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria, England.
The village is named after the bridge over the River Eamont and straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. One of the houses in the village is called the "Welcome Inn" and was at one time the "Welcome into Cumberland Inn".
Features
There are two ancient sites in the village, namely the earthwork known as King Arthur's Round Table and the much better preserved Mayburgh Henge which is situated between the rivers Lowther and Eamont. Mayburgh Henge was built using stones from one or both rivers. The location between the rivers was probably important when it was built 3000 or 4000 years ago, which protected it from invasion. Both sites are under the protection of Historic England. There was another henge close to King Arthur's Round Table, which is now obliterated. A cup was reputed to have been found at the centre of the King Arthur's Round Table Henge. The gateway from Mayburgh Henge points in the direction of King Arthur's Round Table, which was probably a convenient meeting place for millennia. There are several more henges in the area, with at least two towards the north-east, towards Brougham, visible. There is a splendid example of vernacular architecture in the centre of the village.
The southern or Westmorland half of the village lies within the civil parish of
There are two
A nearby cave called Giant's Cave is associated with several legends. It is variously said to have been the home of a
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The village lies on the
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History
On 12 July 927, Eamont Bridge was the scene of a gathering of kings from throughout Britain as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the histories of William of Malmesbury and John of Worcester. Present were Æthelstan, Constantín mac Áeda, Owain ap Dyfnwal, Hywel Dda, and Ealdred I of Bamburgh. This is generally seen as the date of the foundation of the Kingdom of England.[3][4]
See also
References
- ISBN 9780340165973.
- ^ Historic England. "Eamont Bridge (1145301)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Williams, "Ealdred"; Woolf, From Pictland to Alba, p. 158
- ^ esmeraldamac (16 February 2012). "The Treaty of Eamont Bridge in 927CE". Esmeralda's Cumbrian History & Folklore. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Yanwath and Eamont Bridge (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- The History of Eamont Bridge website