Country: | England |
Official Name: | Laversdale |
Civil Parish: | Irthington |
Shire District: | City of Carlisle |
Shire County: | Cumbria |
Region: | North West England |
Static Image Name: | The Sportsman Inn, Laversdale - geograph.org.uk - 1726602.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The Sportsman Inn public house, Laversdale |
Constituency Westminster: | Penrith and The Border |
Post Town: | CARLISLE |
Postcode District: | CA6 |
Postcode Area: | CA |
Dial Code: | 01228 |
Os Grid Reference: | NY476624 |
Coordinates: | 54.954°N -2.818°W |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom City of Carlisle |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria |
Laversdale is a village in Cumbria, England, situated to the north of Carlisle Lake District Airport. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 428.[1] One of its more distinctive buildings is a thatched tithe barn, now a private house. The manor of Laversdale traditionally lies within the parish and bailiwick of Irthington http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/cumbria/cumberlandlist.htm in the Barony of Gilsland, and covers 3200 acres. It was held by the Earl of Carlisle until the 1980s.A turf section of Hadrian's Wall passes through the old manor boundaries just to the south of the village. Milecastle 60 would have been placed here although its exact location is uncertain.[2] In 1851 a Roman altar was ploughed up near the likely spot. Dedicated to Cocidius, it was erected by the Sixth Legion.[3]
There are no shops or other amenities in Laversdale following the closure of the village pub (The Sportsman Inn). The parish church is St. Kentigern's, in Irthington.