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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.
At the time of Domesday Book in 1086, the county did not exist; half was considered to form part of Yorkshire and the other half part of Scotland. Before 1226, the Barony of Kendal was part of the Honour of Lancaster while the Barony of Westmorland was part of the Earldom of Carlisle, the latter became Cumberland and was part of Scotland at times.
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 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.
Penrith merits a visit after leaving the M6, and memories of the motorway fade as the A686 crosses the River Eden valley. The mood changes dramatically in Melmerby , where the road starts its long climb to the cafe at Hartside, 1,900 feet (580 m) above sea level, with stunning views across the Solway Firth and Scotland.
The only Kimberly-Clark mill in the North of England is located in Barrow. [24] James Fisher & Sons, a large provider of marine engineering services, is based in Barrow. [25] One of the largest single-site furniture stores in the UK, Stollers, is located in Barrow. [26] Center Parcs owns a large resort in Whinfell Forest near Penrith. [27]
Greystoke Castle is in the village of Greystoke 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Penrith in the county of Cumbria in northern England. ( grid reference NY435309 ). It is owned by the Howard family and is a private residence including a castle and family estate with no public access.
Brougham Castle (pronounced / ˈ b r uː m /) is a medieval building about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century. The site, near the confluence of the rivers Eamont and Lowther, had been chosen by the Romans for a Roman fort called Brocavum.