Burtholme refers to any of a civil parish in Cumbria, a hamlet within that parish or a family name originally linked to the place. It also appears in Burtholme Beck, which marks a significant point on Hadrian's Wall. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Burtholme Civil Parish
Burtholme is a civil parish within the district of Carlisle in Cumbria, in North West England. Civil parishes such as Burtholme were established in 1894. Burtholme sits within the ecclesastical parish of Lanercost, along with the civil parishes of Askerton, Kingwater and Waterhead on the banks of the River Irthing. Hadrian's Wall runs through the parish. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming 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, England. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Cumbria | Abbeys in England | English Heritage ... Askerton is a civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. ... The River Irthing is a river in Cumbria, England and a major tributary of the River Eden. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Burtholme
Burtholme is also a small hamlet within the parish. The land around the hamlet extends down to the River Irthing and presumably is the holme (a piece of flat low-lying ground by a river or stream) of Burtholme or Burt's holme. The name dates back to the Danelaw and was well established by the time that Lanercost Priory was founded in 1169, the founding charter of which made Burtholme Beck the western boundary of its land. The River Irthing is a river in Cumbria, England and a major tributary of the River Eden. ... Green: Danelaw The Danelaw (from the Old English Dena lagu, Danish: Danelagen ) is an 11th century name for an area of northern and eastern England under the administrative control of the Vikings (or Danes, or Norsemen) from the late 9th century. ... Categories: Stub | Cumbria | Abbeys in England | English Heritage ... Events Nur ad-Din invades Egypt, and his nephew Saladin becomes the sultan over the territory conquered by Nur ad-Din. ...
Burtholme Beck
Burtholme Beck is a small beck running through the parish of Burtholme feeding into the River Irthing. It is crossed by Hadrian's Wall and marks the point at which the the stone wall to the east became, for a period, a turf wall as limestone to the east gave way to red sandstone. The River Irthing is a river in Cumbria, England and a major tributary of the River Eden. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
The soil in the lowlands is generally loamy and fertile; on the eastern side, bordering on Northumberland, it is cold and sterile; but on the banks of the Irthing and Kingwater, where it rests upon limestone, good grain crops are produced.
The parish was formerly divided into four townships, viz., Askerton, Burtholme, Kingwater, and Waterhead, but these have been, according to the Local Government Act of 1894, constituted distinct civil parishes; but for all ecclesiastical matters the first three mentioned and part of the fourth remain united under the name of the old parish.
Is a civil parish, comprised within the ward and petty sessional division of Eskdale, county council electoral division of Farlam, and poor law union, deanery, county court, and rural districts of Brampton.
The great Roman wall ran through the township of Burtholme, in this parish, and portions of it, 11 feet high, the largest now remaining, may still be seen at Harehill, on the property of Mr.
The soil, in the low lands, is generally loamy and fertile; on the banks of the Irthing and Kingwater it rests upon limestone, and is very fruitful in the production of grain, except on the eastern side, bordering on Northumberland, where it is cold and sterile.
Together with the hamlet of Burtholme, the township also contains the hamlet called the Island, and the chief part of the straggling village of Banks, which is about four miles N.E. of Brampton, and was formerly a distinct township, but is now divided between Burtholme and Waterhead.
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