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Kirkoswald is a village, civil parish, and former market town located in Westmorland and Furness, England, about 9 miles (14 km) from Penrith. The village is in the historic county of Cumberland . The village, referred to colloquially as KO , had a population of 870 at the 2001 census, [ 2 ] which rose to 901 at the 2011 Census.
Kirkoswald is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England.It contains 57 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, seven are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
The scheme for classifying buildings in Scotland is: Category A: "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic; or fine, little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type."
Kirkoswald Castle is located to the southeast of the village of Kirkoswald, Cumbria, England. It is built from Penrith red sandstone and is still partially standing. History
Kirkoswald (Scots: Kirkossald) [1] is a village and parish in the Carrick district of Ayrshire, Scotland, 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (3 kilometres) from the coast and four miles (six kilometres) southwest of Maybole. It takes its name from its kirk (church), dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, who is said to have won a battle here in the 7th century.
Kirkoswald may refer to: Kirkoswald, Cumbria , a civil parish and village in the District of Eden, England Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire , a village in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland
Renwick, formerly known as Ravenwick, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kirkoswald, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Renwick is located north east of Penrith between the A686 and B6413 roads. In 1931 the parish had a population of 174. [1]
The Kirkoswald Hoard is a ninth-century hoard of 542 copper alloy coins of the Kingdom of Northumbria and a silver trefoil ornament, which were discovered amongst tree roots in 1808 within the parish of Kirkoswald in Cumbria, UK.