Cartmel
| Cartmel | |
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| Coordinates: 54 ° 12 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ W | |
| Basic data | |
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| region | North West England |
| Ceremony county | Cumbria |
| District | South Lakeland |
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| Website | https://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/cartmel/ |
Cartmel is a village in the United Kingdom in the North West England region near the west coast.
location
The village is located in the county of Cumbria in the south of the National Park Lake District middle on the Morecambe Bay the Irish Sea protruding peninsula Cartmel . It can be reached via junctions of the A590 and the B5278, for example from Grange-over-Sands, about three kilometers to the east .
history
There was already a religious site here in 677 when King Egfrith of Northumbria gave the village to St. Cuthbert . In 1188 William Marshal founded an Augustinian priory here , for which he brought 12 monks and a prior from Bradenstoke Priory in Wiltshire . The existing parish church of St Michael was merged with the new monastery church of St Mary. In 1537 Henry VIII had the monastery destroyed; The congregation was able to request, however, that the priory church could continue to be used for their purposes, took over the church and refurbished it within 80 years.
The village has houses from the 17th and 18th centuries on the market square and the gatehouse of the priory from 1330 near the former priory church, which was used as a courthouse when the priory was dissolved and as a schoolhouse in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Former priory church
The three-aisled church with transept and idiosyncratic crossing tower , because this actually consists of two towers placed diagonally on top of one another, is the largest medieval structure in the Lake District. The choir stalls with their folding seats go back to the 15th century and show idiosyncratic carvings on the misericords , such as an elephant, a pelican, a unicorn and the enthroned devil. In the large east window in perpendicular style there are remains of a stained glass window, also from the 15th century. The wooden choir screen with carved symbols of the crucifixion came into the parish church in 1620. The Harrington family's side chapel was rebuilt in the 16th century after it had become dilapidated at its original location; here is the tomb of the first Lord Harrington, who died in 1347, and his wife. On its east wall remains of a 14th century window have been preserved. In the church you can see the Cromwell Gate (in the south-west corner of the church; from 1643) and the modern sculpture "The young Martyr" by Josefina de Vasconcellos . A tomb made of Carrara marble commemorates Lord Frederick Cavendish, who was murdered in Dublin in 1882 . Two bells date from 1661 and 1729.
Others
- 3 km away is Holker Hall , the museum estate of the Dukes of Devonshire from the 19th century, owned by the Cavendish family , with gardens, deer park and automobile museum.
- Twice a year there is a horse race on the Cartmel Racetrack , Britain's smallest racetrack .
- When Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding is a candy that is made from natural ingredients of the region.
- The River Eea is being built in Cartmel.
literature
- Simon Jenkins: England's Thousand Best Churches . London: Penguin Books 1999/2009, p. 109f.
- John Sykes: North and Central England . DuMont Travel correctly, 2000, p. 189.
- Welcome to the Priory Church of Cartmel Cumbria . (Leaflet, German), 2000.
Web links
- Lexicon article on Cartmel
- Cartmel on thecumbriadirectory.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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