Middlesceugh
| Middlesceugh | |
|---|---|
The drive to Dupton House, Middlesceugh | |
| OS grid reference | NY405407 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLISLE |
| Postcode district | CA4 |
| Dialling code | 017684 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Middlesceugh is a hamlet in the civil parish of Skelton, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.
History
The name is recorded as 'Middil Stouke' in 1419.[1]
'Middlesceugh and Braithwaite' was historically a township which straddled the ancient parishes of Carlisle St Mary (which had its parish church at Carlisle Cathedral) and Hesket-in-the-Forest.[2][3] The part of St Mary's parish was detached from the main part of the parish, being over 9 miles (14 km) south of Carlisle; its inhabitants tended to actually use the churches at nearby Ivegill, High Head or Sebergham.[4] The township took on civil functions under the poor laws from the 17th century onwards, and as such also became a civil parish in 1866, when the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws.[5]
The civil parish of Middlesceugh and Braithwaite was abolished in 1934, being absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Skelton.[6]
Geography
Middlesceugh has a SSSI called Middlesceugh Woods And Pastures,[7] alongside the Roe Beck. It forms part of the Cumbrian Marsh Fritillary Site, which was involved in the Natura 2000 programme.[8]
References
- ^ Plea rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives, reference: CP40/634; image available at: http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no634/aCP40no634fronts/IMG_0399.htm - the 4th entry, with "Cumbr" in the margin, and William Robynson as the plaintiff
- ^ "Carlisle St Mary". GENUKI.
- ^ "Cumberland Sheet XXXVIII". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 1868. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ Whellan, William (1860). The History and Topography of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. p. 144. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ Youngs, Frederic (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume II, Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. xv. ISBN 0861931270.
- ^ "Middlesceugh and Braithwaite Hamlet / Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Middlesceugh Woods And Pastures". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Site Improvement Plan Cumbrian Marsh Fritillary Site". Natural England. 2014.