Little Musgrave Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Little Musgrave Farm buildings 09.09.2016R.jpg
Static Image Caption:Stone built farm buildings in Little Musgrave
Coordinates:54.512°N -2.371°W
Official Name:Little Musgrave
Civil Parish:Musgrave
Shire District:Eden
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:KIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode District:CA17
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:017683
Os Grid Reference:NY759130
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Eden, Cumbria

Little Musgrave is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Musgrave, in the Eden district of Cumbria, England.[1] In 1891 the parish had a population of 52.[2]

Location

The village is situated at 500 ft above sea level in the upper reaches of the Eden Valley just south of the Eden River and two and one-half miles west-south-west of Brough.

The village lies within the historic county of Westmorland.

History

Little Musgrave was formerly a township in Crosby-Garret parish,[3] from 1866 Little Musgrave was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 30 December 1894 and merged with "Great Musgrave" to form "Musgrave".[4]

Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 91 Appleby-in-Westmorland (Brough & Kirkby Stephen). 9780319231302 . Ordnance Survey. 2014.
  2. Web site: Population statistics Little Musgrave Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 13 January 2022.
  3. Web site: History of Little Musgrave, in Eden and Westmorland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 13 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Little Musgrave Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 13 January 2022.