Bampton, Cumbria

Bampton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on the edge of the Lake District National Park. It is in the historic county of Westmorland. The parish had a population of 283 according to the 2001 census. In the 2011 census Bampton was grouped with Martindale to give a total of 373.[1] The parish includes the villages of Bampton, Bampton Grange and Bomby.

Bampton
Bampton Village Store and Post Office
Bampton is located in the former Eden District
Bampton
Bampton
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Bampton is located in Cumbria
Bampton
Bampton
Location within Cumbria
Population373 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY5118
Civil parish
  • Bampton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01931
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Bampton Grammar school was founded in 17th century when the industrial population was comparatively large. Depopulation reduced the necessity leading to the budgetary axe to fall on school provision. Until 2005 Bampton had a village school, which closed due to lack of children.

Haweswater Beck arises as a stream discharge from Haweswater Reservoir and flows eastward, just north of Firth Woods, and then turns north to join the River Lowther between Bampton and Bampton Grange.

The village of Bampton centres on Bampton Village Store Bed & Breakfast, The Mardale Inn,[2] Village Hall, playground, garage and caravan site. The Mardale Inn was bought as a Community Pub in May 2022 by Bampton Valley Community Pub,[3] a Community Benefit Society comprising over 500 Shareholder Members.

In Bampton Grange is St Patrick's Church, Bampton and the Crown and Mitre Inn (currently closed to non-residents).

Also within the village of Bampton is the traditional red telephone box used in the 1987 cult classic movie Withnail & I.

There is a book called Ploughing in Latin that has been written about Bampton and one called Cast Iron Community about Burnbanks, the village built to house the Haweswater dam-builders.

See also

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bampton Parish (E04002515)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. "The Mardale Inn - Bampton Valley Community Pub". www.themardaleinn.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. "Bampton Valley Community Pub Cumbria | Save a Pub for the Valley". www.bamptonvalleycommunitypub.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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