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]