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One mile south-east of the village in the hamlet of Haresceugh are the fragmentary remains of Haresceugh Castle, the site of which is now occupied by a farmhouse. Two sections of walling remain from the castle.
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around the year 1610 until it was killed by a local man of the Tallentire family, for which he and his heirs were exempted from
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On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged into Kirkoswald.
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Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950).
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According to local legend, the village was terrorized by a
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Renwick is located in the former Eden District
Eden
Cumbria
Renwick is located in Cumbria
Cumbria
OS grid reference
NY596435
Civil parish
Kirkoswald
District
Eden
Shire county
Cumbria
Region
North West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
CA10
Dialling code
Police
Cumbria
Fire
Cumbria
Ambulance
North West
UK Parliament

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