| Crosby Ravensworth | |
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 Millennium Sandstone Pillar | |
  Crosby Ravensworth Location withinCumbria | |
| Population | 517 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NY6214 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01931 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
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| 54°31′34″N2°35′13″W / 54.526°N 2.587°W /54.526; -2.587 | |
Crosby Ravensworth is a village andcivil parish in theWestmorland and Furness district ofCumbria, England. The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of theM6 motorway, andShap. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 538,[2] decreasing to 517 at the 2011 Census.[1]
Prehistoric remains include the White Hagstone circle (54°29′50″N2°36′30″W / 54.497294°N 2.608298°W /54.497294; -2.608298). A pair of almost identicalLa Tène Celtic spoons dating from the Iron Age were found in Crosby Ravensworth in the nineteenth century and are now housed in theBritish Museum in London.[3] The remains of a moat surround Corsby Hall, a farm in the village. A more recent monument at Black Dub commemorates the visit ofCharles II of England in 1651. The fell also contains one of several sites in England calledRobin Hood's Grave.
Crosby Ravensworth Fell is the source of theRiver Lyvennet and is crossed by theCoast to Coast Walk. It features a considerable expanse oflimestone pavement.
Anelectoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches fromBolton south toGreat Asby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,396.[4]
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