| Little Musgrave | |
|---|---|
 Stone built farm buildings in Little Musgrave | |
| OS grid reference | NY759130 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIRKBY STEPHEN |
| Postcode district | CA17 |
| Dialling code | 017683 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Little Musgrave is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Musgrave, in the Eden district of Cumbria, England.[1] In 1891 the parish had a population of 52.[2]
Location
1930s AA road sign preserved on display in the village
The village is situated at 500 ft above sea level in the upper reaches of the Eden Valley just south of the Eden River and two and one-half miles west-south-west of Brough.
The village lies within the historic county of Westmorland.
History
Little Musgrave was formerly a township in Crosby-Garret parish,[3] from 1866 Little Musgrave was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 30 December 1894 and merged with "Great Musgrave" to form "Musgrave".[4]
Notable residents
- William Edmundson (1627—1712), founder of the Quaker faith in Ireland.
See also
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 91 Appleby-in-Westmorland (Brough & Kirkby Stephen) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231302.
- ↑ "Population statistics Little Musgrave Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "History of Little Musgrave, in Eden and Westmorland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Relationships and changes Little Musgrave Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Musgrave (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Location grid
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