Yanwath and Eamont Bridge

Yanwath and Eamont Bridge is a civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, consisting of the small village of Yanwath and most of the neighbouring village of Eamont Bridge. In the 2001 census it had a population of 457,[1] increasing to 535 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Yanwath Hall

Yanwath and Eamont Bridge
Beehive Inn, Eamont Bridge
Yanwath and Eamont Bridge Location within Cumbria
Population	535 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY5228
Civil parish	Yanwath and Eamont Bridge
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border

The parish was created in 1866 and was formerly a township of Barton. The boundaries are now partially marked by the Rivers Eamont and Lowther. The parish council meets at the village hall in Eamont Bridge. The parish combines with Sockbridge and Tirril and Clifton to make up the Eamont ward of Eden District Council.

Half a mile north-west of Yanwath, Yanwath Hall is a fortified tower and hall house built in the early to mid 15th century, with 16th and 17th century alterations.[3]

Governance

The civil parish falls in the electoral ward of Eamont. This ward stretches west to Sockbridge and Tirril with a total population of 1,447.[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Yanwath and Eamont Bridge

References

1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
2. "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. "Yanwath Hall". Pastscape. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
4. "Eamont ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 June 2015.