Thursby
Thursby is a parish near Carlisle in the north-west of England called the Lake District . The village is dominated by the Victorian St Andrews Church, which was built in 1846 .
The name comes from the Old Norse Þórisbý = "village that belongs to the man called Þórir". It is said that there was a temple nearby at Woodriggs , which was dedicated to the Norse god Thor .
Sir Thomas Bouch , who is considered one of the great engineers of his time, was born in Thursby . For example, the Firth of Tay Bridge in Scotland and several tram developments in various English cities come from him. Because of this great construction work he was knighted immediately after the bridge was opened.
Thursby is on the A 595, which splits into the A 596 at the town. The railway line from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness runs south of the village, although it has no station here.
About a mile west of town is Crofton Hall Manor , a 3,000-acre property that has continuously been owned by the Brisco family from the 13th century through the 1930s . The buildings are largely in ruins today, but the layout of the site still gives a clear picture of the imposing complex. Part of the area is still used for milk and cheese production today.
