Cliburn is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority of Cumbria, England; the civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. At the 2001 census, the population was 204;[1] this increased to 274 by 2011.[2]

Etymology

The name Cliburn comes from clay and burn "clay stream",[3] also interpreted as "Stream by the bank".[4] Cliburn has been known as Cleburn or Cleyburn.[5][when?]

Geography

The River Leith runs through the village south of the road. Cliburn was historically in Westmorland.

Buildings

Cliburn Hall

Cleburne Hall

Cliburn Hall is a three-storey Pele tower, built in 1387 by Robert de Cliburn.[map 1] Alterations and additions were made in 1567 by Richard Cliburn.[6] In 1872, the tower was decastellated and given a gabled roof.[7] Originally, there was an additional square tower at the south side of the building.[8]

A stone inscription from the building reads:

Richard Cleburn this they me called
In which my time hath built this Hall
A.D. 1567

St Cuthbert's Church

St Cuthbert's[map 2]

The nave and chancel of St Cuthbert's Church date from the 12th century and the church is a Grade II listed building.[9] The church was restored in the 19th century,[6] with all windows bar one dating from that period.[10][11]

The rectory lies between the village and former railway station.[12]

Other features

Cliburn Bridge is located at the south of the village, over the River Leith on the road to Morland. Cliburn Mill Bridge lies to the east at the confluence of the Leith and the River Lyvennet on the road to Bolton. Both are made of local red sandstone and were built after 1822, when a powerful flood destroyed the earlier bridges.[13][14]

Cliburn Moss is a national nature reserve, sited to the north-west of the village.[15]

A school was endowed in 1807 and the schoolhouse was rebuilt in 1877.[16]

The village pub was called the Railway Inn; after the station closed, the name was changed to the Golden Pheasant Inn. It has since closed.[17]

Whinfell Forest is a large wood sited to the north-west of the village and is the location of a Centre Parcs UK holiday park.

Transport

Cliburn village is situated at crossroads on the east–west running C3047 (minor road), between Bolton and Penrith, and a north–south road connecting Morland in the south to the A66(T).

Cliburn railway station was a stop on the Eden Valley railway line, sited 0.6 miles (1 km) north of the village.[18] After closure in 1956, the station house became a private residence; the signal box also survives and has been restored as a holiday cottage.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Cliburn Parish (16UF014)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cliburn Parish (E04002523)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, Volume 1 ,Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn, William Nicolson, Henry Hornyold-Strickland ,1777 ,"The Parish of Cliburn", pp.457-460 , google books
  4. ^ "Cliburn". Visitcumbria.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Westmorland - Cliburn". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Cliburn An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland". British History Online. HMSO 1936. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. ^ The Later Records relating to North Westmorland: or the Barony of Appleby , John F. Curwen , 1932 , pp.291-295 , "Cliburn Hall" online via www.british-history.ac.uk Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Cliburn Hall Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine www.pastscape.org
  9. ^ "Church of St Cuthbert". British Listed Buildings. 6 February 1968. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Cliburn - St Cuthbert's Church". Visitcumbria.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010.
  11. ^ "St Cuthbert's Church, Cliburn". Morlandchurch.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Rectory Farm, House and Adjoining Buildings, Cliburn". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  13. ^ The Later Records relating to North Westmorland: or the Barony of Appleby , John F. Curwen , 1932 , pp.291-295 , "Bridges" , online via www.british-history.ac.uk Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ History, topography and directory of Westmorland; and Londsdale north of the sands, in Lancashire together with a descriptive and geological view of the whole of the Lake district , P.J. Mannex , 1849 , pp.216-7 , "Cliburn Parish", Google Books
  15. ^ "Cliburn Moss NNR". Naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Parishes (West Ward) - St Cuthbert, Cliburn | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. 22 June 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  17. ^ "History of Cliburn Manor and Parish". Cliburn Parish. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  18. ^ Catford, Nick (17 May 2017). "Station name: Cliburn". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Cliburn Station and Signal Box". Visitcumbria.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

Maps

  1. ^ Cliburn Hall, Cliburn, Cumbria 54°36′51″N 2°38′15″W / 54.614292°N 2.637624°W / 54.614292; -2.637624
  2. ^ St Cuthbert's church, Cliburn, Cumbria 54°36′50″N 2°38′24″W / 54.613859°N 2.639995°W / 54.613859; -2.639995

Further reading

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliburn_Bridge
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