Preston Patrick
| Preston Patrick | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Milnthorpe | |
| Postcode district | LA7 | |
| UK Parliament | ||
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Preston Patrick is a village and
It is set in the drumlin landscape south of Kendal. The neighbouring parishes are Old Hutton and Holmescales to the north, Lupton to the east, Beetham to the south and Preston Richard to the west.
Buildings
There are 27 buildings or structures in the parish which are listed.[5] The building with the highest listing is Preston Patrick Hall which is Grade II* listed. It dates probably from the late 14th century, comprising the remains of a medieval tower house altered in the 17th century.[6] It is now a private house.[7] The other listed buildings, which include several milestones, are Grade II.
The former primary school, built in 1775, closed in 1949 and is now an art gallery.[8]
Preston Patrick Memorial Hall, built in the 1920s, is a community hall used for a range of events including meetings of the local
Places of worship
There are two places of worship, each built in the 19th century and now listed Grade II.
- St Patrick's Church is one of the churches in the Kirkby Lonsdale team ministry.[11][12]
- The Friends' Meeting house was built in 1869 on the site of a previous meeting house built in 1691 which had fallen into disrepair after 1833.[13][14]
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Preston Patrick Parish Council". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Preston Patrick Parish Council". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Preston Patrick Parish (16UG059)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Advanced search". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 4 March 2016. Enter parish name to search
- ^ Historic England. "Preston Patrick Hall (43130)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Preston Patrick Hall (1312117)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "About: Past to present". Old School Art Gallery. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Preston Patrick & Preston Richard". National Federation of Women's Institutes. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Preston Patrick memorial hall draws on Banks Group to fund new curtains". Banks News. Banks Group. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Patrick (1312122)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "St Patrick, Preston Patrick". achurchnearyou.com. Church of England. Retrieved 18 July 2022. (see "more info" tab)
- ^ "Preston Patrick Local Quaker Meeting". Kendal and Sedbergh Quakers. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Preston Patrick Quaker Meeting House with attached caretaker's house and associated gighouse/stable/schoolroom and burial ground walls (1461436)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
Further reading
- Farrer, William; Curwen, John F (1924). "Preston Patrick". Records Relating To the Barony of Kendale: Volume 2. pp. 297–304.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Preston Patrick (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- "Preston Patrick through time". Vision of Britain.
- Preston Patrick: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI
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