15-767: Glasson may refer to: Places [ edit ] Glasson, Bowness , in Cumbria, England Glasson, Maryport , in Cumbria, England Glasson Dock , in Lancashire, England Glassan , in County Westmeath, Ireland (also the Village of the Roses) Other uses [ edit ] Glasson (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
30-475: A steam railmotor 'Flower of Yarrow' was introduced, running until the branch closed in 1932. Glasson Moss NNR lies near the village. Much of the area was worked for peat in the past, however it is the best preserved of the Solway Mosses with a typical moss carpet and flora and notable bryophytes and invertebrates. Drumburgh Drumburgh ( / ˈ d r ʌ m ˌ b r ʌ f / DRUM -bruff )
45-469: A straight cut from Burgh by Sands to Drumburgh before turning east to avoid Drumbugh Hill and reaching the Solway at Port Carlisle . The Port Carlisle Railway Company filled in the canal and rail passenger services commenced in 1854. Drumburgh railway station was a junction for Port Carlisle on the old branch line to Silloth . It had an island platform and a signal box. A horse-drawn passenger service
60-561: Is a small settlement in Cumbria , England. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of the city of Carlisle and is on the course of Hadrian's Wall , near to Burgh by Sands . The village is sited on a gentle hill with a good view in all directions over the surrounding lowlands. The name means 'ridge near the fort' as derived from the Celtic language and the common Old English word 'burgh', pronounced as 'bruff' in this instance. Coggabata
75-523: Is a village in Cumbria , England, just inland from the Solway coast, eight miles (13 km) northwest of Carlisle on the course of Hadrian's Wall near Drumburgh . The place name derives from the Anglo-Scandinavian glaise , meaning "a small stream". The line of the Vallum (National Monument number 26122) of Hadrians Wall , dating from 128AD-130AD runs through the village. No trace of
90-678: Is the Roman fort referred to in the placename, which was linked by a Roman road to the nearby fort at Kirkbride to the southwest. The fort was located opposite a ford over the Solway Firth , and the site has been both partially overlain by modern housing and additionally it has been damaged by a substantial medieval ditch. John Leland visited in 1539 and reported that the Wall had been heavily robbed to provide for buildings in Drumburgh, such as
105-512: The Solway The Carlisle Navigation Canal (1821–1853) ran slightly to the east of the village, reaching the Solway at Port Carlisle . The Port Carlisle Railway Company filled in the canal and rail passenger services commenced in 1854. The old overbridge, with a cast-iron parapet, built in 1819-23 at NY254606 is a listed structure and was originally built as a bridge over canal. The plinth with rounded corners
120-552: The castle. The village lies in the old Barony of Burgh, dating from 1092, the baron now being the Earl of Lonsdale . The barony was a bulwark against Scottish invasion across the Solway In 1870-72 the township had a population of 421. In the 14th century a pele tower house known as Drumburgh Castle was built here by Thomas, Lord Dacre , whose coat of arms are placed over an entrance at second-floor level. Licence to crenellate
135-469: The old castle by Lord Dacre 's agent. In 1678 the Duke of Norfolk sold the building to John Aglionby and by 1696 Sir John Lowther was the owner and during his time alteration works were carried out. After a long period of neglect it was fully restored as a private dwelling in the 1970s. It has extremely thick walls built with stones taken from Hadrian's Wall. The Carlisle Navigation Canal (1821–1853) ran in
150-441: The preceding tower had been granted in 1307 to Robert le Brun. It passed by marriage in the 15th century to Jacob Harington, but by 1480 it was ruinous. It again needed urgent repairs in 1580 and by 1593 it was simply a fortified farmhouse, occupied by a bailiff, with a datestone over the upper doorway that was inscribed 1518. In 1646 Cuthbert Orfeur, a tenant of the Earl of Arundel , complained that he had been forcibly removed from
165-473: The same alignment. Between 1864 and 1926 the OS maps show that the village experienced a gradual expansion up to approximately 68 dwellings, aided by the establishment of the railway station on the line to Port Carlisle and to Carlisle via Drumburgh . The village lies in the old Barony of Burgh, dating from 1092, the baron now being the Earl of Lonsdale . The barony was a bulwark against Scottish invasion across
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195-498: The vallum is now visible within the village itself, however its earthworks are clearly visible in the fields to the east. A sandstone building stone inscribed " Legions II Aug Coh III " was found in the vicinity of Glasson in the 18th century. The earliest map from the mid-eighteenth century shows a rural village aligned along the course of the old vallum and made up of 21 dwellings. The 1838 tithe map shows 32 dwelling in Glasson with
210-518: Was originally the supporting structure for the canal drawbridge, increased in height to convert it to a railway bridge. An old canal lock keepers cottage also survives. Glasson railway station was the intermediate station on the old Port Carlisle branch line from Carlisle, diverging at the junction near Drumburgh . It had a single platform and a shelter. A horse-drawn passenger service was provided between Drumburgh and Port Carlisle through Glasson from 1856, replaced in 1914 by steam propulsion until
225-490: Was provided between Drumburgh and Port Carlisle from 1856, replaced in 1914 by steam propulsion until a steam railmotor 'Flower of Yarrow' was introduced, running until the branch closed in 1932. The nature reserve of Drumburgh Moss (NGR NY 255 586 ) is a peat bog located immediately south of the village, purchased by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust in 1981; various extensions have been purchased since then. It
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