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Osmotherley Church Of St Peter
Osmotherley may refer to: *Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, an English village and civil parish *Osmotherley, Cumbria Osmotherley is a civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, extending north from Ulverston. The village of Broughton Beck is the largest settlement in the parish. Before local government reorganization in 1974, Osmotherley was in Lancas ..., an English civil parish See also * Osmotherly Rules, a set of rules regarding how UK civil servants interact with Parliament {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmotherley, North Yorkshire
Osmotherley is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton hills in North Yorkshire, six miles north-east of Northallerton. The village is at the western edge of the North York Moors National Park. Osmotherley is on the route of the 110-mile Cleveland Way, one of the National Trails established by Natural England. Origin of name Osmotherley probably means the clearing or 'ley', belonging to a Viking called 'Asmund' or a Saxon called 'Osmund'. In ''Domesday Book'' it was recorded as Asmundrelac and subsequently as Osmundeslay and Osmonderlay. Local legend says that Osmotherley was named after the mother of a villager named Oswald or Osmund, who went out to gather firewood in the winter. When she did not return her son became anxious and went out to look for her. He found her lying in the snow, dead or dying from the cold. Because he was not able to carry her back, he lay down beside her and died himself. It is where Oswald's mother lies, hence Osmotherley. Governance Located i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmotherley, Cumbria
Osmotherley is a civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, extending north from Ulverston. The village of Broughton Beck is the largest settlement in the parish. Before local government reorganization in 1974, Osmotherley was in Lancashire. Since 2003 it has a joint parish council with Mansriggs and Egton with Newland. The only listed building in the parish is St John the Evangelist's Church (grade II). At the 2011 census Osmotherley was grouped with Mansriggs giving a total population of 302. References External links Cumbria County History Trust: Osmotherley(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) * * Osmotherley historical and genealogical information at GENUKI GENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. It "provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland". It gives access to a large collection of information, with the emphas ... Villages in Cumbria Civil par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
