Ainstable is a village and
civil parish in the
English county of
Cumbria.
The parish stretches from the banks of the
River Eden to the summits of the
North Pennines where it borders
Northumberland and includes the villages of
Croglin
Croglin is the name of a village, former civil parish, beck (stream), and grange in Cumbria in England.
Croglin is a quiet picturesque fellside village between the Pennines and the River Eden, Cumbria, River Eden, about south-east of Carlisle, ...
and
Newbiggin as well as the hamlets of
Dale
Dale or dales may refer to:
Locations
* Dale (landform), an open valley
* Dale (place name element)
Geography
;Australia
* The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean
;Canada
* Dale, Ontario
;Ethiopia
*Dale (woreda), district
;Norway
*D ...
, Walmersyke,
Ruckcroft
Ruckcroft is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. It neighbours the larger settlements of Armathwaite and Ainstable. In the past Ruckcroft had a pub but this is now a private home.
See also
*Listed buildings in Ainstable
Ainstable is a ...
and Longdales and part of the village of
Armathwaite.
Ainstable was the site of a
Benedictine convent (the manor of "Nunnery"). This is said to date from the reign of
William Rufus. However,
Pevsner 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).
Notable people
Dr John Leake, who founded the
General Lying-In Hospital in London, was a native of Ainstable.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Ainstable
References
External links
*
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