Cardewlees
| Cardewlees | |
|---|---|
 Windmill at Cardewlees | |
  Cardewlees Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY349511 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLISLE |
| Postcode district | CA5 |
| Dialling code | 01228 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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]
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]
It is the birthplace of John Wilson, an architect with the Board of Ordnance who was responsible for some of the finest Regency buildings in the island of Guernsey.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1831). A topographical Dictionary of England. Lewis. p. 346. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ The Architect. Gilbert Wood. 1871. p. 214.
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1862). The Pharmaceutical journal ...: A weekly record of pharmacy and allied sciences. J. Churchill. p. 292.
- ^ English Place-Name Society (2002). Journal. The Society.
- ^ British Academy; Balasundara Gupta (1943). Proceedings of the British Academy. Oxford University Press. p. 482.
- ^ Simon Coombe, John Wilson, Guernsey's Architect: A Celebration (Blue Ormer, 2018).
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