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Penrith (/ ˈ p ɛ n r ɪ θ /, / p ɛ n ˈ r ɪ θ /) is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles (5 km) outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles (27 km) south of Carlisle .
Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency), from 1950 to 2024; Penrith and Cockermouth (UK Parliament constituency), from 1918 to 1950; Penrith (UK Parliament constituency), from 1885 to 1918; Penrith railway station; Penrith Building Society, a financial institution in Cumbria, England; Penrith A.F.C., a football club in Penrith ...
Penrith is a town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It contains 191 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, five are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, 23 are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
The parishes of Penrith (St Andrew's and Christ Church); St John, Newton Reigny and St John the Evangelist, Plumpton Wall are united in a single benefice. [1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building . [ 2 ]
Penrith Castle was built between 1399 and 1470 as a defence against Scottish raids; it has been said that, unlike so many of its counterparts in the north, 'the building exhibits no indication of very ancient date.' [1] The lordship of Penrith was created in 1397 as a grant to the newly created earl of Westmorland, and the castle was mentioned in a grant of 1437.
Penrith and Eden Museum is a museum in Penrith, Cumbria, England. The museum aims to collect, preserve and display material reflecting the history and culture of Penrith and Eden. The museum is owned and managed by Westmorland and Furness Council. The museum is based in a former school building, known as Robinson's School, which first opened in ...