Redmain is a small hamlet in the
Isel Valley and parish of
Blindcrake within the
Lake District National Park
The Lake District National Park is a national park in North West England that includes all of the central Lake District, though the town of Kendal, some coastal areas, and the Lakeland Peninsulas are outside the park boundary.
The area was desi ...
in
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
, England. The hamlet lies on the south-facing slopes above the
River Derwent, in an elevated position of , giving panoramas across the Isel Valley and Lake District Fells. Nearby are the hamlets of
Isel and
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
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",
and is of
Brittonic
Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to:
*Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain
*Brittonic languages, a branch of the Celtic languages descended from Common Brittonic
*Britons (Celtic people)
The Br ...
origin.
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
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
''ryd-y-maen'').
See also
*
Listed buildings in Blindcrake
References
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Hamlets in Cumbria
Allerdale