Ainstable is a village and
civil parish
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in the
English
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county of
Cumbria
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.
The parish stretches from the banks of the
River Eden to the summits of the
North Pennines
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where it borders
Northumberland
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and includes the villages of
Croglin and
Newbiggin as well as the hamlets of
Dale, Walmersyke,
Ruckcroft and Longdales and part of the village of
Armathwaite
Armathwaite is a village in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria.
Historically within the county of Cumberland, Armathwaite lies on the River Eden, forms part of Eden district and is served by Armathwaite railway station. The majority of t ...
.
Ainstable was the site of a
Benedictine
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convent (the manor of "Nunnery"). This is said to date from the reign of
William Rufus
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. However,
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says that "the earliest reference is 1200. The nuns were so harassed by the Scots that in 1480 they had to reinvent their own charter, spuriously dating their foundation to 1089 and William Rufus." After the closure of the monasteries, the convent building became a private home, held for many years by the Aglionby family, and is now a guesthouse.
Eden Valley Woollen Mill is located in Ainstable itself.
The former village pub, the New Crown Inn, has closed and been sold for redevelopment.
In 2014 Eden District Council rejected a fiercely opposed plan to erect a wind turbine near to the village and the neighbouring village of Armathwaite.
Etymology
"This name, as first noted by Lindkvist (41-2), is a compound of ON 'einstapi', 'bracken' and 'hlíđ' 'slope'." ('ON' is
Old Norse
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).
Notable people
Dr John Leake, who founded the
General Lying-In Hospital
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in London, was a native of Ainstable.
See also
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Listed buildings in Ainstable
Ainstable is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England. It contains 21 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grad ...
References
External links
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Cumbria County History Trust: Ainstable(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Eden District