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48: 88: 31: 548: 497:, a large house demolished in the 1960s to make way for the modern Mount housing estate. Originally run by trustees, a new management scheme set up in 1940 by the Charity Commission is still in force. The hall is run by the Council of Management (Trustees). The hall has gone through several phases of popularity and decline. In 2006 it underwent major refurbishment with the help of major grants from a number of local organisations. 95: 55: 480:
in 1999. The major flood of 2009 led to the discovery of Roman remains on the south side of the River, including well-preserved foundations of a watermill. This led to a three-year archaeological programme on both sides of the river, finding several bathhouse phases, mansio, and eventually the
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remains of the bridge. A short account of these discoveries over 4 years is available from Grampus Heritage and Training, Threapland, Bothel, Cumbria. The full text, as well as that of "Papcastle History" is available on the village website (
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were excavated from Sibby Brows field and the house of the Buckinghams in the village itself, during an episode of British archaeological TV programme
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Papcastle Village Hall was built as a reading room for men only in 1895, donated by local resident, Honora Wybergh, who lived at
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Esmonde Cleary, A., DARMC, R. Talbert, S. Gillies, S. Vanderbilt, R. Warner, J. Becker, T. Elliott.
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It has been known for some time that there was a Roman presence at Papcastle. It was the site of a
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Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society (
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operates a bus service, numbered the 600, which connects Papcastle with
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The name of Papcastle is said to be a compound formed from
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Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale
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Papcastle is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Allerdale
Cumbria
Papcastle is located in Cumbria
Cumbria
OS grid reference
NY109315
Civil parish
District
Allerdale
Shire county
Cumbria
Region
North West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
CA13
Dialling code
Police
Cumbria
Fire
Cumbria
Ambulance
North West
UK Parliament
Workington

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