Johnby
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Johnby is a hamlet in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the large town of Penrith and about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village of Greystoke. The B5305 road, the B5288 road, the A66 road and the M6 motorway are all nearby. Circa 1870, it had a population of 92 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1]
To the south of the hamlet is Johnby Hall, a fortified house or peel tower dating probably from the 14th Century, with alterations and extensions in every century since.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for JOHNBY". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Johnby Hall". Historic England. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johnby.
- Cumbria County History Trust: Greystoke (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- johnbyhall.co.uk
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