Uldale
Encyclopedia
Uldale is a small village in Cumbria
, England.
It is about five miles from Caldbeck
, two miles from Ireby
with which it forms the civil parish
of Ireby and Uldale
and Aughertree
, 11 miles from Wigton
and 12 miles from Cockermouth
.
Uldale church (the old "church") is located one mile outside Uldale yet only half a mile from Ireby
. One theory is that the Plague forced the movement of the village to its present location and so only those who were well could make the walk to the church.
A school was founded in 1726 on the current site of Dale House but later moved to a larger building further through the village. The Cape family and many local families helped to fund the new building, which closed in 1990 and had passed into the hands of the Church Commissioners
who currently want to sell the site for development into housing.
Miss Foster was the headteacher of Uldale School for many years.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England.
It is about five miles from Caldbeck
Caldbeck
Caldbeck is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale, Cumbria, England. Historically within Cumberland, the village had 714 inhabitants according to the census of 2001. It lies on the northern edge of the Lake District. The nearest town is Wigton, 6 miles north east of the village...
, two miles from Ireby
Ireby, Cumbria
Ireby is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of over 300.Ireby forms part of the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale; for local government purposes it is in the ward of Boltons, under the authority of Allerdale borough council. Historically it was in the county of Cumberland – since...
with which it forms the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Ireby and Uldale
Ireby and Uldale
Ireby and Uldale is a civil parish in the English county of Cumbria forming part of the district of Allerdale.The principal settlements in the civil parish are Ireby and Uldale....
and Aughertree
Aughertree
Aughertree is a village in northern Cumbria, England. It is situated near to the villages of Caldbeck and Torpenhow, but closer to the main local centre Ireby and is in the parish of Uldale....
, 11 miles from Wigton
Wigton
Wigton is a small market town and civil parish outside the Lake District, in the administrative county of Cumbria in England, and traditionally in Cumberland. It is the bustling and thriving centre of the Solway Plain, situated between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast...
and 12 miles from Cockermouth
Cockermouth
-History:The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall....
.
Uldale church (the old "church") is located one mile outside Uldale yet only half a mile from Ireby
Ireby, Cumbria
Ireby is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of over 300.Ireby forms part of the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale; for local government purposes it is in the ward of Boltons, under the authority of Allerdale borough council. Historically it was in the county of Cumberland – since...
. One theory is that the Plague forced the movement of the village to its present location and so only those who were well could make the walk to the church.
A school was founded in 1726 on the current site of Dale House but later moved to a larger building further through the village. The Cape family and many local families helped to fund the new building, which closed in 1990 and had passed into the hands of the Church Commissioners
Church Commissioners
The Church Commissioners is a body managing the historic property assets of the Church of England. It was set up in 1948 combining the assets of Queen Anne's Bounty, a fund dating from 1704 for the relief of poor clergy, and of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners formed in 1836...
who currently want to sell the site for development into housing.
Miss Foster was the headteacher of Uldale School for many years.