Great Musgrave

Great Musgrave is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Musgrave, in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is about a mile west of Brough. In 1891 the parish had a population of 175.[1]

Great Musgrave

St Theobald's Church, Great Musgrave
Great Musgrave
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Great Musgrave
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY767135
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode districtCA17
Dialling code017683
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Great Musgrave sits atop a hill near the River Eden and Swindale Beck. Its location provides views over the vale of Eden and the nearby northern Pennines. The village name comes from the Musgrave family who lived here.

Stone-built cottages in the main village street

The village was served by Musgrave railway station which opened in 1862 and closed in 1952.

The stone church of St Theobald, on the edge of the village, dates from 1845–46, but two earlier churches (the first dating back to the 12th century) stood nearby. Unfortunately they were placed too close to the river and were subject to flooding. In 1822 the water was 3 feet (0.9 m) deep in the church.

Leading up to the present church with its slate roof is a row of horse chestnut trees. The square church tower contains two bells. The interior has one small stained glass window, a 13th-century coffin lid, a brass of a priest dated 1500 and carved heads on the roof beam corbels above the windows.

The church has an annual rush bearing ceremony on the first Saturday in July. Girls wear garlands of flowers, and boys carry rush crosses in a procession through the village and to the church where a service of praise and thanksgiving is then held.

History

On 30 December 1894 the parish was abolished and merged with "Little Musgrave" to form "Musgrave".[2]

Location grid

See also

References
  1. "Population statistics Great Musgrave AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. "Relationships and changes Great Musgrave AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.


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