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Culgaith
An old Cumbrian farmhouse in Culgaith
Population826 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY6129
Civil parish
  • Culgaith
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Culgaith is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It is located on the River Eden between Temple Sowerby and Langwathby. Amenities include All Saints Church,[2] and its associated primary school,[3] as well as a pub and garden centre. The village had a railway station which closed in 1970.

Canadian politician Matthew Kendal Richardson was born in Culgaith.[4]

The former Head Coach for the England Rugby Football Union, Stuart Lancaster, is from Culgaith.

Etymology

"This name is of British origin. It is formed from an Old Celtic base 'cūl', which has developed into Welsh 'cil', 'corner, retreat,' and British 'caiton', Welsh 'coed', 'wood'. The OE form of the name would have been 'Cȳlcēt'." [5]('OE' is Old English).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.visitcumbria.com/churches/culgaith-all-saints-church.htm
  3. ^ http://www.culgaith.org.uk/school.html
  4. ^ http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=ed5a57c6-1df6-41f7-a7f9-40fe934f3d28&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience
  5. ^ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950–52). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Vol. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 185.