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Above Derwent is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. Until 1974 it was part of the county of Cumberland. It is bounded to the east by Derwent Water, the River Derwent and Crummock Water, and includes sections of both lakes. To the west and south, the parish is bounded by the summit of Lord's Seat, the Whinlatter Pass, the summits of Grisedale Pike and Crag Hill, the Newlands Pass, and the summits of Robinson and Catbells. It lies entirely within the Lake District National Park. The parish thus comprises relatively low-level land alongside and between both lakes, together with the Newlands Valley, and large areas of the surrounding fells. It includes the settlements of Braithwaite, Thornthwaite, Portinscale, Newlands (all described below), and the smaller settlements of Stair and Little Town. The parish has a population of 1,207 living in 516 households in the UK census of 2001, decreasing at the 2011 Census to a population of 1,198 in 514 households. It has maintained its borders with very little alteration since 1830 and covers an area of 14,750 acres. Above Derwent became a civil parish in 1866. Prior to that it had been a township in Crosthwaite parish in the Allerdale above Derwent Ward of Cumberland, England. It was part of Cockermouth Rural District from 1894.
[edit] Braithwaite
Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, now in Cumbria, England and before 1974 in Cumberland. It lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge, in the Borough of Allerdale. It forms part of the civil parish of Above Derwent. Until 1866 it had been a township in the Crosthwaite ancient parish. Braithwaite is situated around Coledale Beck, a brook which joins Newlands Beck shortly after passing through the village. Newlands Beck (coming from the Newlands Valley) then flows north towards Bassenthwaite Lake. [edit] Thornthwaite
Thornthwaite is a village in now in Cumbria, England and before 1974 in Cumberland. It is just off the A66 road, south of Bassenthwaite Lake and within the Lake District National Park. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) by road from Keswick. For administrative purposes, Thornthwaite lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the district of Allerdale, and the county of Cumbria. A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Thornthwaite from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales:
[edit] Newlands
The name “Newlands” did not come into being until after the 13th century when it was used to describe the usable new land which had been created at the foot of the valley between Portinscale and Braithwaite by the draining of a large swampy and marshy area. At the start of the 14th century the rents paid by the tenant farmers in the valley started to rise steadily as the cultivated areas were extended and the population increased. Some of the families in the valley have lived in the area for hundreds of years, with the Fischers, Tickells, Thwaites, Graves and Maysons all mentioned in the manorial records from the 15th century and still living in the valley in the 20th century. The present day Newlands valley settlements of Keskadale, Skelgill, Birk Rigg, High Snab and Uzzicar all have their name origins from the early Viking settlers. The excerpt from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales provided by A Vision of Britain through Time is worth reading for a view of the valley almost a century and a half ago. [edit] Portinscale
Portinscale is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated close to the western shore of Derwentwater and within the Lake District National Park. It is some 1.5 miles (2.4 km) by road from Keswick. For administrative purposes, Portinscale lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the district of Allerdale, and the county of Cumbria. Portinscale was in the township of Coledale within the ancient parish of Crosthwaite. In the 17th century the village was a centre of Quakerism. The village covers approximately 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2). At the 2011 UK census the population totalled 560. [edit] Research tips
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