Bewcastle is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 411. The parish is large and contains apart from Bewcastle village, the settlements of Blackpool Gate, Roughsike, Roadhead, and The Flatt. In the north the parish extends all the way to the border with Scotland. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
Bewcastle is one of the last unspoilt areas of Britain.
Bewcastle is an ideal centre, both to explore, and as a base for visiting the nearby Lake District, Pennines, Cheviots, Scottish Lowlands and Northumberland coast.
While the roads in the national parks fill to distraction, Bewcastle's labyrinthine lanes and tracks see more sheep than cars.
Bewcastle is a large parish, bordered on the north by Scotland, on the west by the parishes of Kirkandrews-on-Esk and Stapleton, on the east by Northumberland County, and on the south by Lanercost parish.
That Bewcastle was of some significance to them is evidenced by the presence, to this day, of the Bewcastle Cross, believed to mark the burial place of the Anglian King, Alcfrith, and erected in the seventh or eighth century.
Bewcastle fell under the authority of the ancient diocese of Carlisle and wills prior to 1858 were proved in the consistory court there.
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