Eskdale, Cumbria
Eskdale | |
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Civil parish | |
The panorama across Eskdale from Hardknott Roman Fort | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 304 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NY1700 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HOLMROOK |
Postcode district | CA19 |
Dialling code | 019467 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Eskdale is a civil parish in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is named after the valley which the River Esk flows through on its way from the fells of the Lake District to the Irish Sea at Ravenglass. The civil parish is not coterminous with the valley, as the parish also includes the upper valley of the River Mite (Miterdale), whilst the lower reaches of the River Esk are in the civil parish of Muncaster.
In 2001 the parish had a population of 264,[2] increasing to 304 at the 2011 Census.[1] One of the Lake District's most popular tourist attractions, the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, runs through the parish, though along with other western valleys of the Lake District, Eskdale is notably quieter during the high summer season than the more accessible eastern areas.
Governance[edit]
Eskdale is within the Copeland UK Parliamentary constituency and the North West England European Parliamentary constituency. Trudy Harrison is the Member of parliament.
Before Brexit, it was in the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency.
Historical districts[edit]
The former Eskdale ward of north eastern Cumberland was named after the River Esk in the Scottish Borders, whereas the valley described in this article was located in the former ward of Allerdale Above Derwent which is the present-day local council district of Copeland.
June 2010 shootings[edit]
The area became one of the locations involved in a killing spree perpetrated by 52-year-old taxi driver Derrick Bird, who shot and killed twelve people and wounded eleven others. Several of the wounded victims were shot in Eskdale and the surrounding area.
In Literature[edit]
In a note to her poetical illustration Eskdale, Cumberland. (Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1836) to a painting by G. Pickering, Letitia Elizabeth Landon remarks on the hospitality of the 'estatesmen' of this district.[3]
Eskdale and Rafnglass (modern Ravenglass) feature in Rosemary Sutcliff's final novel (1992) Sword Song, set in the 9th century.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Eskdale Parish (E04010477)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Eskdale Parish (16UE008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1835). "picture". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1836. Fisher, Son & Co.Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1835). "poetical illustration". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1836. Fisher, Son & Co.
External links[edit]
- Cumbria County History Trust: Eskdale and Wasdale (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Eskdale website
- The Cumbria Directory - Eskdale