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Caldbeck

Village in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	St Kentigern's Church Caldbeck - geograph.org.uk - 504115.jpg
static_image_caption	St Kentigern's Church, Caldbeck
coordinates
official_name	Caldbeck
population	714
population_ref	(2001)
civil_parish	Caldbeck
unitary_england	Cumberland
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Penrith and Solway
post_town	WIGTON
postcode_district	CA7
postcode_area	CA
dial_code	016974
os_grid_reference	NY323377
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Allerdale
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

Caldbeck is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland, it is situated within the Lake District National Park. Part of the parish lies within the Skiddaw Group SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). The village had 714 inhabitants according to the census of 2001.

Caldbeck is closely associated with neighbouring village Hesket Newmarket, which is 1.5 mi to the east. The nearest town is Wigton, 7.8 mi north west of the village, Carlisle is 13.8 mi to the north, Cockermouth is 17 mi to the south and Penrith is 15.7 mi to the east.

The parish church is dedicated to St. Kentigern.

Caldbeck's closest fell is High Pike.

Toponymy

" 'The cold stream'; ON 'kaldr', 'bekkr'. The village and parish are named from the 'Cald Beck'..." (ON=Old Norse). " 'bekkr'...is the usual Lakeland name for 'stream', occurring some 200 times...", normally written as beck.

Caldbeck transmitting station

Main article: Caldbeck transmitting station

Main article: Sandale transmitting station

The Caldbeck transmitting station is 2 mi outside of the village. The Caldbeck transmitting station is a 1,106 ft television and radio broadcasting station that covers most of northern Cumbria and south west Scotland.

Also located further outside the village is the Sandale transmitting station.

Governance

The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Caldbeck along with neighbouring village Hesket Newmarket, has its own parish council, Caldbeck Parish Council.

Northern Fells Group

Prince Charles has visited the village several times in recent times, overseeing the launch of the Northern Fells Rural Project, and in later years the end of the project, which became the Northern Fells Group.

Notable people

Chris Bonington, the climber lives in the village
Julia Marlowe, the American Shakespearean actress was born in Caldbeck, daughter of the 1860s village shoemaker.
John Peel, the huntsman is Caldbeck's most infamous/famous former resident, his grave is in the local churchyard.
Eddie Stobart
Edward Stobart
William Stobart

References

"Skiddaw Group SSSI detail".
"Parish Population Change 2003". Cumbria County Council.
Whaley, Diana. (2006). "A dictionary of Lake District place-names". English Place-Name Society.
Whaley, 2006, p.389
"Caldbeck Parish Council".
''Caldbeck Characters'' 1995 p.25 {{ISBN. 0952600900

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