23 Facts About Penrith Cumbria

In 2023, Penrith will become part of the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area.

Penrith Cumbria itself was not established by the Romans, but they recognised the strategic importance of the place, especially near the confluence of the rivers Eamont and Lowther, where the Roman road crossing the Pennines came through.

Excavations before an extension to Penrith Cumbria Cemetery showed the road had survived better at the edges of the field.

Penrith Cumbria's history has been defined primarily by its strategic position on vital north-south and east-west communications routes.

Furthermore, Penrith Cumbria was a Crown possession in its early phase, though often granted to favoured noble families.

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From 1242 to 1295, the Honour of Penrith Cumbria was in the hands of the King of Scots, in return for renouncing his claims to Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland.

King Henry III had been reluctant to cede Penrith Cumbria to the Scots, as it was a good source of Crown income: the right to hold a market and fair was granted in 1223 by Henry, and arable farming produced good yields and taxes.

Penrith Cumbria went from incipient economic growth in the early 14th century to poverty by the third decade.

Penrith Cumbria was not involved in the Rising of the North in 1569, despite involvement by Sir Richard Lowther and his younger brother Gerard, whose house in Penrith Cumbria became the former Two Lions Inn.

Penrith Cumbria stayed at Carleton Hall in 1651 on his way south to defeat at the Battle of Worcester.

Penrith Cumbria lacked borough or corporation status, governance fell on the local nobility, gentry and clergy,.

Meanwhile, Penrith Cumbria benefited from work on restoration of Brougham and other castles, and by charitable donations undertaken by Lady Anne Clifford.

Economy of Penrith Cumbria "continued to rely on cattle rearing, slaughtering and the processing of cattle products".

Penrith Cumbria was an urban district from 1894 to 1974, when it merged into Eden District.

Penrith Cumbria is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith Cumbria and the Border.

Penrith Cumbria has three levels of local government – county, district and parish.

Between 1894 and 1974 the Urban District council acted as the parish council, but on its abolition, its successor authority, Eden District Council, decided that Penrith Cumbria would become an unparished area under the district council's direct control.

Penrith Cumbria is a stop on the West Coast Main Line, with the station, dating from 1846, officially known as Penrith Cumbria North Lakes.

Penrith dialect known as Penrithian, spoken around the Penrith and Eden district area, is a variant of the Cumbrian dialect.

Penrith Cumbria was used as a setting in the 1940 book Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease.

Penrith Cumbria is home to Penrith Cumbria Rugby Union Football Club, which currently plays in the RFU National League 3 North.

Penrith Cumbria Netball are currently playing in the Carlisle Netball League.

Since 1989 Penrith Cumbria has had a twinning arrangement with the Australian city named after it in New South Wales.