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Dovenby

Village in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image	The Ship, Dovenby - geograph.org.uk - 1805378.jpg
static_image_caption	The Ship public house, Dovenby
coordinates
official_name	Dovenby
civil_parish	Bridekirk
unitary_england	Cumberland
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Penrith and Solway
post_town	COCKERMOUTH
postcode_district	CA13
postcode_area	CA
dial_code	01900
os_grid_reference	NY0933
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Allerdale
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

**Dovenby ** is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bridekirk, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is on the A594 road and is 2.5 mi north west of Cockermouth, 2.6 mi east of Dearham, 4.5 mi east of Maryport, 7.4 mi north east of Workington and 27 mi south west of Carlisle. In 1931 the parish had a population of 163.

Toponymy

'Dovenby' is 'Dufan's bȳ' or 'Dufan's hamlet or village'. 'Bȳ' is late Old English, from Old Norse 'býr'. The personal name 'Dufan' "is of Irish origin (OIr 'Dubhán'), a diminutive of 'dubh', 'black', but it is on record from Iceland."

Governance

Dovenby is part of the Penrith and Solway constituency for the UK parliament.

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

It was previously part of the Broughton St Bridget's electoral ward of Allerdale Borough Council. This ward stretched north to Bridekirk with a total population at the 2011 Census of 4,178. Dovenby was part of the Dearham and Broughton Ward of Cumbria County Council.

For Parish Council purposes Dovenby belongs to Bridekirk Parish Council, along with the villages of Tallentire and Bridekirk.

Dovenby was formerly a township in Bridekirk parish, from 1866 Dovenby was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1934 and merged with Bridekirk.

Dovenby Hall

Main article: Dovenby Hall

The oldest part of the estate is a 13th century peel tower. The main house was built for Sir Thomas Lamplugh in the 16th century and, after the house came into the ownership of the Dykes family in about 1800, it was remodelled for the Ballentine-Dykes family in the early 19th century.

The house was acquired by the local authorities from Colonel Ballantine-Dykes for use as a mental hospital in 1930. Following the closure of the hospital, it was bought by Malcolm Wilson, a former rally driver, in January 1998 and, after a major refurbishment, then became home to Ford's World Rally Championship team.

M-Sport

Main article: M-Sport

Dovenby is the headquarters of M-Sport the auto racing team.

Notable people

Malcolm Wilson (born 1956), rally driver and rally-team owner
Matthew Wilson (born 29 January 1987), rally driver

References

"Population statistics Dovenby Tn/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
Armstrong, A. M.. (1950). "The place-names of Cumberland". Cambridge University Press.
"Ward population 2011".
"Bridekirk Parish Council".
"History of Dovenby, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time.
"Relationships and changes Dovenby Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
(1964). "Some portraits at Dovenby Hall". Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society.
"Dovenby Hall History". M Sport.

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