Little Bampton

Little Bampton is a village in Cumbria situated 6 miles outside the market town of Wigton and 8 miles west of Carlisle, England. The village comprises approximately 40 houses, some dating back to the 18th century. The village does not have a hall or a Church, but its meeting place is the Pub called 'The Tam O'Shanter'. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 172.

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Studholme, Cumbria

Studholme is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. Studholme is located about a mile north-west of the village of Little Bampton.

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Fingland

Fingland is a hamlet in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Fingland is located on the B5307 road in between the villages of Kirkbride and Kirkbampton. In 1870–72 the township had a population of 219. There is a farm called Fingland Rigg nearby, which gives its name to Finglandrigg Woods National Nature Reserve. It was called Thingland in the Middle Ages (Thingland in 1279) meaning "place of the a Scandinavian ting, assembly". There is a similar place-name in Normandy near Jobourg (Cotentin) : le Tingland.

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Aikton

Aikton is a small village in the north of the English county of Cumbria. The nearest town is Wigton 3 miles away, and the nearest city is Carlisle at 8 miles. Aikton is located 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) south of the Scottish border, measured from the centre of the Channel of the River Eden. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. There is a pub, phonebox and postbox; but no shops. The local church, St Andrew's, is over 900 years old, and is one of the oldest in the region. Pevsner says that it has a "solid C12 w[est] front" and gives details of Norman and Early English Period work on the church." The village pub, the 'Aikton Arms', was constructed in the 18th century and is also used as a Bed and Breakfast facility. Many houses in Aikton have views of the Lake District. The surrounding area is almost entirely farmland, containing cows usually.

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Oughterby

Oughterby is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. It is near the city of Carlisle and the village of Kirkbampton. For transport there is the B5307 road nearby. It may be the place referred to in 1430 as "Ughtryghtby", the home of Thomas Jakson, yeoman, supposedly owing money to Robert Heghmour.

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