Eskdale, Cumbria
Eskdale | |
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Civil parish | |
The panorama across Eskdale from Hardknott Roman Fort | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 304 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NY1700 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HOLMROOK |
Postcode district | CA19 |
Dialling code | 019467 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Eskdale is a glacial
Topography
The River Esk flows through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass. The valley is notable in being one of few major valleys in the Lake District not to have its own lake, although several tarns are perched above the valley sides.
The main access to the valley is from the western end; however, there is also a steep pass with a motor road leading out of the valley to the east over Hardknott Pass, as well as a road with beautiful views leading southwards over Birker Fell to the village of Ulpha in the Duddon Valley.
Governance
Eskdale is within the Copeland UK Parliamentary constituency and the North West England European Parliamentary constituency. Trudy Harrison is the Member of parliament.
Before Brexit, it was in the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency.
Historical districts
The former Eskdale ward of north eastern
June 2010 shootings
The area became one of the locations involved in a
In Literature
In a note to her poetical illustration Eskdale, Cumberland. (Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1836) to a painting by G. Pickering, Letitia Elizabeth Landon remarks on the hospitality of the 'estatesmen' of this district.[3]
Eskdale and Rafnglass (modern Ravenglass) feature in Rosemary Sutcliff's final novel (1992) Sword Song, set in the 9th century.
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Eskdale Parish (16UE008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1835). "picture". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1836. Fisher, Son & Co.Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1835). "poetical illustration". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1836. Fisher, Son & Co.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Eskdale and Wasdale (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Eskdale website
- The Cumbria Directory - Eskdale