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Casterton is a civil parish in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, encompassing Casterton and High Casterton, situated in the beautiful Lune Valley. In 2023 the county council was abolished and replaced by two new unitary authorities. Casterton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness council. The boundary to the west is the river Lune itself, whilst to the north-east the parish extends to the summit of Cragg Hill (682m), and includes the most extensive cave network in the UK. Our landscape, wildlife and cultural heritage have enjoyed the greater protection afforded from inclusion within the Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2016.
The resident population of around two hundred and fifty are served by a church, garage and shop, golf club, pub/restaurant and a village hall. The facilities of the market town of Kirkby Lonsdale are under two miles distant. All properties in the village have access to a high speed broadband service – a symmetrical 1Gb/s connection that is amongst the fastest in the the UK.
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Village news
Thank you to wonderful volunteers
A huge thank you to all those who came to the Village Hall this morning to help with a much needed spring clean. In just a few hours we all made a massive contribution to giving both inside and out a real good clean and clear out. A fantastic morning’s work all, helped by some…
Can you spare some time to help out?
Our village hall is a great space for community events but it could do with a little TLC. The hall’s committee are planning a morning of cleaning and tidying up, inside and out, starting at 9.30am on Wednesday 29th July. It would be great to have some additional volunteers to help out, even if only…
New grants scheme opens for rural businesses
Grants of up to £49,999 are being made available to rural micro and small businesses in Cumbria under the Cumbria Rural Enterprise Grants scheme on behalf of Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland councils. Funding for this project has been made available by the UK Government from the Cumbria Capital Programme. The capital grants will support…
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A Sketch About Researching Local History
Something a bit different for this Sketch. Last year, I was asked by the staff at the Kendal Branch of the Cumbria Archives if I would write an article for their newsletter to explain how I use the archives for my research into local history. This was published in their Winter 25 – 26 edition.…
A Sketch about Old Manor and Old Manor Farm
Introduction Old Manor and Old Manor Farm are now two private residences. As will be seen in this Sketch, for centuries, they were a single residence. In the distant past it was the Manor House, although as shown later, few, if any, Lords of the Manor used it as their primary residence. A drawing of…
A Sketch of Norwood Farm
Introduction My research and findings for Norwood Farm, now known as Norwood Farm Cottages, has been quite complex. The earliest mention I have found of ‘Norwood Farm’ is in the 1851 census. However, as shown below, there is unmistakable evidence on old maps that buildings existed on the current site of Norwood Farm long before…