Lat/Long: 54.624820, -03.153669
OS Grid ref: NY 25612 26132
A dark rainy drive along the M6. At Tebay it was nice to see the
windsock had been replaced. The last time I passed the old one
was little more than a few threads hanging off the metal ring.
Now it's a full orange sock. I reached Millbeck and parked in
front of the Village Hall. Parking is allowed for a donation of
£2 which I gave at the end of my walk.
Leaving Applethwaite.
I set off SE along the lane to Applethwaite where there was a
nice village self service stall with honesty box. Along the
lanes I continued to the main A66 roundabout then onto a muddy
path along the line of the old railway. When I got to the first
bridge I left it down a steep bank then up a faint path across a
grassy field by the school to a lane by Crossthwaite Parish
Church. It's the first time I’ve visited so I hoped the door
wouldn’t be locked. I was in luck when I tried it and wandered
inside for a brief look around.
Crosthwaite Parish Church.
Crosthwaite Parish Church.
I had the strong wind on my back a
Crosthwaite Parish Church.
Crosthwaite Parish Church.
Crosthwaite Vicars.
The first named vicar of Crosthwaite was Jeffrey Wethamstede
in 1294. Probably the best-known vicar was Hardwicke
Rawnsley in 1883, a co-founder of the National Trust.
Jeffry
Wethamsted
1294
Henry
Denton
1780
Richard de Graystoke
1313
Isaac Denton
1786
Thomas Lune
1354
James Lynn
1820
John Hy de Broughton
1359
Henry Gipps
1855
John de Welton
1360
George G. Goodwin
1878
Peter de Morland
1361
Thomas K. Richmond
1878
John Boon
1362
Hardwicke D. Rawnsley
1883
Thomas de Eskhead
1363
W. Elliot Bradley
1917
John Ratcliffe
1547
George K. Carpenter
1939
John
Maybraye
1567
G.
Duffield Jackson
1949
Peter Mayson
1585
F. Harold Marshall
1956
Robert Beck
1592
Samuel Doubtfire
1976
Peter Beck
1597
Rodney T. Hughes
1982
Giles
Robinson
1602
A.Stuart
E. Penny
2003
Isaac Singleton
1623
Andrew G.Murphie
2018
John Winter
1643
William Mees
1653
Percivall
Ratcliffe
1654
J. Studdert
1660
Henry Marshall
1661
Richard Lowrie
1667
Thomas
Tullie
1710
Thomas Nicholson
1727
Thomas Christian
1728
James S. Lushington
1770
I returned to the lane and on to a graveyard extension where I
was able to rejoin the railway path route. The path took me back
to the busy A66 where I had to walk behind the barriers as there
was no footpath. At the bridge over the River Derwent I
descended some steps to a very wet and muddy field by the river
bank to the old railway crossing where only an abutment remains.
The old railway across the river.
Very wet across the fields.
The path by How Farm was extremely wet and as I headed for open
fields toward High Stock Bridge it became even wetter needing
long detours and the climbing of some barbed wire fences.
Eventually I reached the bridge which was a steel lattice
construction. I stopped here for my sandwiches before continuing
along the wet track to the A591 road. I was only on it for a
short time to reach a track up into Thornthwaite Forest.
Crosthwaite Parish Church.
River Derwent from the bridge.
Thornthwaite Forest.
Thornthwaite Forest.
I continued steeply up then on towards the cafe near Dodd Wood.
I didn't go that far but doubled back following a higher track
through the trees. There were some nice cloudscape views across
the Derwent Valley and on my final descent through the trees
came a lot of nice looking apples on the ground. They looked and
tasted like golden delicious so I shook some off to bring home.
I reached the road then a short walk back too Millbeck Village
Hall and my car.
