Raughton Head

Raughton Head
Raughton Head
	All Saints Church, Raughton Head
	Raughton Head Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Raughton Head Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY379454
Civil parish	Dalston;
District	City of Carlisle;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA5
Dialling code	016974
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Carlisle;

Raughton Head is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, located 8 miles (13 km) south of Carlisle.

Toponymy

the name Raughton Head is most likely derived from the Old English ragu–tūn, meaning "Farmstead where moss or lichen grows", with the later addition of hēafod, meaning "hill". It has been recorded as Ragton (1182) and Raughtonheved (1367).[1]

History

Raughton Head was previously located within Castle Sowerby civil parish. The hamlet's previous church was dedicated to St. Jude. The church's building date is unknown, but it was rebuilt in 1678 by Edward Rainbowe and then again in 1760.[2]

Governance

Raughton Head is primarily governed by Dalston civil parish. It is then governed by the City of Carlisle, and falls within the Carlisle constituency.

Geography

Raughton Head is located between two rivers, the River Caldew and the River Roe.

Places of worship

Raughton Head's only place of worship is All Saints Church, located within the Diocese of Carlisle. It was built in the 18th and 19th century, and is Grade II listed.[3]

Education

Raughton Head's only school is Raughton Head Church of England Primary School.[4]

References

Mills, A. D.; Room, Adrian (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 1166. ISBN 0198605617.
Nightingale, Benjamin (1911). The Ejected of 1662 in Cumberland and Westmorland: Their Predecessors and Successors. Manchester University Press. p. 502. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
"Raughton Head All Saints". The Diocese of Carlisle. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
"Raughton Head CE Primary School". Retrieved 17 October 2018.

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[1] Mills, A. D.; Room, Adrian (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 1166. ISBN 0198605617.

[2] Nightingale, Benjamin (1911). The Ejected of 1662 in Cumberland and Westmorland: Their Predecessors and Successors. Manchester University Press. p. 502. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[3] "Raughton Head All Saints". The Diocese of Carlisle. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[4] "Raughton Head CE Primary School". Retrieved 17 October 2018.