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tree situated nearby which has been estimated to date back to the time of
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The manor, having been handed down to the eldest son, the rest of the valley was divided between the younger sons of the
Gilpins for generations. What remains of the original estate is now a farm in possession of a private owner. Other important parts of the manor include Green Quarter on the eastern
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in the valley. The first is Jumb Quarry, situated within a few hundred yards of the early settlement at Tongue House, suggesting that the two may have been coexisting in some form or other. However the general proliferation of rock in this part of
Kentmere means the early inhabitants may easily have
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and from thence into the sea. It receives in its course two small rivers, Sprit and Mint. The former springs in Long
Sleddale, and runs in at Burneshead. The other springs in Fawcet Forest, and its course meets with Grayrigg Water which springs above the hall, and falls into Kent about a mile above
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There were also at least six underground mines in the valley. At the height of production in 1914 Steelrigg employed five men below ground and nine above. The quarry fell out of use in 1923 and 1925 and employed only four men with no active mining listed between 1921 and 1926. Mining was resumed in
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upland settlement at Bryant's Gill, south of
Rainsborrow Crag (on private land, not publicly accessible), and part of a medieval platform site and farmstead near Kentmere Hall The results of this survey and excavation project are to be made publicly available via a new Lake District and Cumbrian
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also feeds into the reservoir. Beside the reservoir sits a disused quarry and a cottage formerly used for maintenance of the river. The river opens out into a transitory lake called
Kentmere Tarn just south of the confluence with Hall Gill. The lake has at times in the past completely disappeared
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troops destroyed the hall leaving only the fortified tower standing. The head of the household at that time left the land in trust to a friend and fled the country. When returning the gentleman's heir was unable to lay hold of the official deeds to the estate and so possession was lost. In 1660
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For a valley of its size, Kentmere has produced more than its fair share of famous families. Most notably the Gilpin family who were the main landowners in the village. Secondly the family of Airy who are first officially recorded in the 14th century, although in 1692 a history of the Barony of
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Reverend Charles Farish, whose mother was Elizabeth Gilpin (née Washington). He claimed they dated to the 13th century. However, the style is somewhat affected for the 13th century and everything but the first verse must be regarded with a suspicious eye.
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roof with turrets and a spiral staircase; all built out of local stone. The farmstead to the east of it shows signs of many building phases and changes, in common with many other significant Lake
District valley bottom medieval and post-medieval buildings such as
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also known as the "Apostle of the North" was a youngest son of the
Gilpins of Kentmere Hall during the 16th century, and grew up there. In his adulthood he stayed there on occasion, preaching at the church. Concerning Bernard Gilpin; Thomas Cox states:
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period; James
Stevenson & Co., Kendal, Tilberthwaite Green Slate Co Ltd., Kendal and Buttermere Green Slate Quarries Ltd., Station Buildings, Keswick. Throughout this time the agent for the quarries was local man J.J. Thomas.
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manufactory known as Kentmere Ltd. A fishery is situated beside the reservoir and every year trout and salmon are released into the River Kent for the benefit of anglers because the river's native population has been diminished.
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in his Far Eastern Fells series as the Kentmere Round involves an all-inclusive round trip of 12 miles (19 km). In the past there were drove roads up over the horseshoe in the north to the village of
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From a short MS. poem read to me when an under-graduate, by my schoolfellow and friend Charles Farish, long since deceased. The verses were by a brother of his, a man of promising genius, who died young."
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a ferocious animal that had been terrorising the local villages. As a reward for his bravery, the Baron gave him the land in and around Kentmere, about 4,000 acres (16 km²), described as
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begins above the reservoir in the heights of Bleathwaite Crag. It collects beneath Kentmere Common in the reservoir which was built in 1848 to control the flow of water to the lower pastures.
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Kendal. Kentmere is bounded on the east by the chapelry of Long Sleddale, on the south by the chapelries of Staveley and Ings, on the west by the top of Garburne Fell, and on the north by
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but this may refer to the re-roofing in the mid-16th century. The Aireys still have descendants of the same name in the valley today, although many of them were driven out during the
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sites incorporating the remains of round houses, stockyards and more. One of these sites is on a public footpath at Tongue House in the northern part of the valley.
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included a sable boar on a gold background. Many areas near and surrounding Kentmere still sport the name of Gilpin given to them by descendants of this family.
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Walcheln De Gyplin or De Gulespin, brother Josceln. (possibly the same as, or descended from Walchelin de Ferrieres, Lord of Saint Hilaire de Ferriers, near
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Or, a boar statant sable, langued and tusked gules. Crest: A dexter arm embowed I armour proper, the naked hand grasping a pine branch fesswise vert.
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roughly £400–800. The chapel was remodelled in the 19th century and again in the 1950s. The roof was of 16th century date, but in 2016 was replaced.
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The valley is famous for the Gilpin family who were given the valley and much surrounding land after an act of bravery by a member of the court of
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in 1860. The mill was restored in the 1970s and is now a pottery studio producing handmade ceramics. Also, at the Staveley end of the valley, is a
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nature of the valley, that the local dry stone walls and stone for housing were taken from the slopes around the valley, even as far back as the
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slopes of the valley where there is a bed and breakfast house, called Maggs Howe, that once was home to a branch of the Gilpin family.
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as his secretary because the Baron himself was unable to read or write. After their return, Richard achieved renown for killing the
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Richard de Gylpyn – "Richard the Rider", was granted the estate of Kentmere by the Baron of Kendal 1206 for killing the wild boar.
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Jumb quarry was in continuous use throughout the same period, employing 10 men below ground and five above at its height in 1934.
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Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs Vol. I. Gilpin Family (p420)
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Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs Vol. I. Gilpin Family (p419)
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and other northern English and southern Scottish counties. Kentmere Hall's tower has 5-foot-thick (1.5 m) walls,
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into marshland and in 1840 it was purposely drained to provide reclaimed farm land, but in the past 100 years the "
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The History and Antiquities of Westmoreland and Cumberland, Joseph Nicholson and Richard Burn, VOL. I, 1777 (p136)
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William Gilpin – eldest son of Richard. Captain in the King's army, Killed battle of Bosworth Field 22 August 1485
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as a result there is some debate as to authorship of the song commemorating Richard Gilpin's achievements).
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William de Guylpyn descendant who married the daughter of Thomas Ayray bailiff of Kentmere in 1375.
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site known as Jumb Quarry. The site is significant due to its volcanic rock which displays "
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during her reign. He carried with him an autographed letter written by the Queen stating:
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by a grant of the Manor of Ulwithwaite to Richard, the grandson of the boar-slayer.
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Colonial And Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania By John W. Jordan, 1911 (p604)
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Kentmere Hall Cumberland – watercolour attributed to John Harden 1772–1842
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The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland.
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of the period in a song known as "the Minstrels of Winandermere" after
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Edwin Gilpin – second son of Richard. married Margaret Layton/Laton.
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Richard's achievement and his ancestry were immortalised by
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Houghton Feast, an ancient festival which Gilpin expanded
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to be based on Kentmere and the neighbouring valley of
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ownership of the hall passed to the Philipson family.
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Guilt and Sorrow; or, Incidents upon Salisbury Plain
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1721:"Local Area Report – Kentmere Parish (E04002618)"
1954:(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
1021:family who went on to become ancestors of the
80:Show map of the former South Lakeland district
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2003:photographs of Kentmere from different points
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1177:Sincere, in word and deed, his face extolled.
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1223:Lyrics according to William Partridge Gilpin
1993:a photographic journey along the river Kent
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1998:photographs of important sites in Kentmere
1830:Application for GCR status for Jumb Quarry
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16:For the Kentmere photographic brand, see
1465:Eldest son: George Gilpin – minister to
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1286:Bark'd are the trees about Boar-stile,
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1963:Index of sites pertaining to Kentmere
1770:– Kentmere Bouldering by Greg Chapman
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1217:Nor dipt in human blood his hands.
1197:For impress on his shield he took.
1182:But Richard having killed the boar
1136:"Minstrels of Winandermere" lyrics
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2286:List of civil parishes in Cumbria
1402:Motto: Dictis Factisque Simplex (
1308:And Bowness Millbecks echo wakes,
1303:But hark at Kendal rebecks sound,
1281:For the wild boar is raging nigh,
1269:They cast an eager glance around,
1162:His crest, the rebus of his name,
1157:The Angevins' bugles in the wood,
1152:Who haply hears, by Bewley's sea,
897:1777. Transcribed by Anne Nichols
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42:Looking north up Kentmere from
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1729:Office for National Statistics
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1296:Oh waly sweet St. Mary's Isle!
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732:St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere
620:Geological Conservation Review
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1330:A tear unhidden left his eye,
1252:And waly, waly Bowness braes!
1192:And sable boar on field of or
1086:Bernard's eldest brother was
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773:Kendal and Windermere Railway
660:archaeology website in 2012.
2303:Parliamentary constituencies
1843:The Scandinavians in Cumbria
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1547:Listed buildings in Kentmere
1242:The holy pilgrim he affrays;
1098:and the English against the
2024:The Gilpin's family history
1968:Mindat.org Kentmere listing
1607:Places adjacent to Kentmere
1567:High Street (Lake District)
413:Lake District National Park
138:OS grid reference
25:Human settlement in England
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2328:Grade II* listed buildings
1855:– Steelrigg mining records
1291:At Underbarrow is his sty,
1247:O waly, waly Kendal Green,
1172:Was it, his Norman shield,
77:Location in South Lakeland
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1988:Kentmere Pottery Gallery
1958:Kentmere Parish Web Site
1888:he was Chaplain to King
1572:Wild Boar of Westmorland
1167:Pineapple-a pine of gold
1090:who was commissioned by
979:Wild Boar of Westmorland
332:Westmorland and Lonsdale
2389:Westmorland and Furness
2118:Westmorland and Furness
2029:the Gilpin coat of arms
2008:The Kentmere Round walk
917:, when they removed to
421:Westmorland and Furness
178:Westmorland and Furness
2146:Appleby-in-Westmorland
1043:Queens College, Oxford
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258:Postcode district
170:Unitary authority
2161:Bowness-on-Windermere
1867:– Jumb mining records
1373:Poetical Works vol. 1
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2171:Broughton-in-Furness
1973:Jumb quarry GCR site
1869:Durham Mining Museum
1857:Durham Mining Museum
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