Lanercost is a village in the northern part of
Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the
civil parish of
Burtholme
Burtholme refers to any of a civil parish in Cumbria, England, a hamlet within that parish or a family name originally linked to the place. It also appears in Burtholme Beck, which marks a significant point on Hadrian's Wall.
Burtholme Civil ...
, in the
City of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle ( , ) is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns ...
local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of
Lanercost Priory and its proximity to
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall ( la, Vallum Aelium), also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or ''Vallum Hadriani'' in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. R ...
.
History
Lanercost Priory was founded in 1165
Lanercost Priory
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*Augustinians, members of religious orders following the Rule of St Augustine
*Augustinianism, the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and his intellectual heirs
*Someone who follows Augustine of Hippo
* Canons Regular of Sain ...
house of Canons.
See also
*Listed buildings in Burtholme
Burtholme is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It contains eleven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, six are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three gr ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Burtholme
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
City of Carlisle
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