Raisbeck Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Raisbeck village - geograph.org.uk - 162439.jpg
Static Image Caption:Raisbeck village
Coordinates:54.462°N -2.548°W
Official Name:Raisbeck
Civil Parish:Orton
Unitary England:Westmorland and Furness
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:PENRITH
Postcode District:CA10
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:015396
Os Grid Reference:NY644075
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Eden, Cumbria

Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or river.[1] There is also the smaller hamlet of Sunbiggin nearby. Circa 1870, it had a population of 214 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[2]

Northwest of the hamlet is the Gamelands stone circle.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surname Database: Raisbeck Last Name Origin.
  2. Web site: Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RAISBECK. Vision of Britain. 2 November 2018.
  3. Aubrey Burl (2005) A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, page 80.