Greystoke, Cumbria

Greystoke is a village and civil parish on the edge of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Penrith. The village centres on a green surrounded by stone houses and cottages.

Greystoke

St Andrew's Church
Greystoke
Location within Cumbria
Population654 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY4430
Civil parish
  • Greystoke
District
  • Eden
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA11
Dialling code017684
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Penrith and the Border

Buildings

Buildings in the village include St Andrew's parish church, which dates from the 13th century; Greystoke Castle, built by Baron Greystock in the 16th century and which stands in a 3,000-acre (12 km2) park; the Boot & Shoe public house; and the Cyclists' Cafe.

To the east of the village are three folly farmsteads built about 1789 by Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, of Greystoke Castle: Fort Putnam, Bunker's Hill and Spire House.

St Andrew's Church

St Andrew's is a major church building due to its size, which is considerable for such a small parish. It was refounded as a collegiate church in 1382, by William, 14th Baron Greystoke, for a master, seven chaplains and six chantry priests. However the present building, in the Perpendicular style, is reckoned to date from the 16th and 17th centuries. It had a restoration in 1818, and then in 1848-49 it had another restoration under the architect Anthony Salvin. The nave is narrow, but the aisles are wide, with big windows, but it has no clerestory or west window. There are a number of effigies, including William, 14th Baron, and John, 16th Baron.

There is an impressive memorial to Henry Charles Howard of Greystoke, designed by Sir Robert Lorimer[2] in the Arts and Crafts style, which dates from 1914.[3] There are six bells which are hung for ringing in the English full-circle style.[4]

Notable people

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Threlkeld with a total population of 1,374.[6]

  • Fort Putnam
  • Bunker's Hill
  • Spire House

See also

Notes
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Lorimer
  3. The Buildings of England - Cumbria, Matthew Hyde and Nikolaus Pevsner 2010. Yale University Press
  4. Retrieved from Carlisle Diocesan Guild of church bell ringers website July 2015 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Enos Bronson, Memoir of the Life and Character of Dr John Law in Select Reviews, vol. 4 (1810)
  6. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 June 2015.



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