Redmain, Cumbria Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Redmain - geograph.org.uk - 554269.jpg
Static Image Caption:Redmain
Coordinates:54.692°N -3.339°W
Official Name:Redmain
Civil Parish:Blindcrake
Shire District:Allerdale
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Copeland
Post Town:COCKERMOUTH
Postcode District:CA13
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01900
Os Grid Reference:NY137338
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Allerdale

Redmain is a small hamlet in the Isel Valley and parish of Blindcrake within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The hamlet lies on the south-facing slopes above the River Derwent, in an elevated position of 475feet, giving panoramas across the Isel Valley and Lake District Fells. Nearby are the hamlets of Isel and Sunderland and the village of Blindcrake.

The hamlet is just under four miles north-east of Cockermouth, off the old Roman road to Carlisle (A595). It is 12 miles from Keswick and, along the A66, it is 29 miles from the M6 motorway at Penrith.

Etymology

The name Redmain was first recorded in 1188 as "Redeman",[1] and is of Brittonic origin.[2] The first element is rïd meaning "a ford", the second may be the definite article ï, and the final element is -maɣn meaning "a stone" (Welsh ryd-y-maen).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Dickins . Bruce . The Place-names of Cumberland: Eskdale, Cumberland and Leath Wards . 1950 . The University Press . 266 . 11 August 2019.
  2. Web site: James . Alan G. . A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence - Guide to the Elements . Scottish Place Name Society - The common Brittonic Language in the Old North . 25 October 2018.