Cardewlees

Cardewlees is a hamlet in Cumbria, historically, part of Cumberland. It's about 4.5 miles (7 km) southwest of Carlisle.[1] It is located northwest of Dalston (of which parish it belongs to[2]), north of Cardew and northeast of Thursby, just off the A595 road.[3] A windmill located here has been converted into apartments. Thursby Manor is located nearby.[4] Cardewlees hit the headlines in 1862 when resident Sarah Carrick poisoned herself with phosphorus paste, or rat poison.[5]

Cardewlees

Windmill at Cardewlees
Cardewlees
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY349511
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA5
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

A farming community, in 2002 it was reported that the land system had undergone conversion from a vaccary system into a land-only type of tenure.[6] Archaeologically it is known for The Cardewlees Altar.[7]

Notable people

It is the birthplace of John Wilson, an architect with the Board of Ordnance who was responsible for some of the Regency buildings in the island of Guernsey.[8]

See also

References
  1. Lewis, Samuel (1831). A topographical Dictionary of England. Lewis. p. 346. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. The Architect. Gilbert Wood. 1871. p. 214.
  3. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  4. Phythian-Adams, Charles (1996). Land of the Cumbrians: a study in British provincial origins, A.D. 400-1120. Scolar Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-85928-327-1. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1862). The Pharmaceutical journal ...: A weekly record of pharmacy and allied sciences. J. Churchill. p. 292.
  6. English Place-Name Society (2002). Journal. The Society.
  7. British Academy; Balasundara Gupta (1943). Proceedings of the British Academy. Oxford University Press. p. 482.
  8. Simon Coombe, John Wilson, Guernsey's Architect: A Celebration (Blue Ormer, 2018).


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