Brampton, Carlisle
Coordinates: 54°56′27″N 2°43′58″W / 54.9409°N 2.7329°W
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 Brampton
Brampton shown within Cumbria |
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| Population | 4,001 |
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| OS grid reference | NY530609 |
| District | City of Carlisle |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRAMPTON |
| Postcode district | CA8 |
| Dialling code | 016977 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Penrith and The Border |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
Brampton is a small market town and civil parish within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England about 9 miles (14 km) east of Carlisle and 2 miles south of Hadrian's Wall. It is situated off the A69 road which bypasses it. Brampton railway station, about a mile outside the town itself, is located on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.
St Martin's Church is famous as the only church designed by the Pre-Raphaelite architect Philip Webb, and contains one of the most exquisite sets of stained glass windows designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and executed in the William Morris studio.
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[edit] History
The town was founded in the 7th century as an Anglian settlement.[1]
During the Jacobite Rising of 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed in the town for one night, marked by a plaque on the wall of the building (a shoe shop) currently occupying the location; here he received the Mayor of Carlisle who had ridden to Brampton to surrender the city to the Young Pretender. The Capon Tree Monument outside the town centre was the scene of the 1746 hanging of six of Bonnie Prince Charlie's supporters.[2]
In 1817 the Earl of Carlisle built the octagonal Moot Hall, which is in the centre of Brampton and houses the Tourist Information Centre. It replaced a 1648 building which was once used by Oliver Cromwell to house prisoners.[3]
Much of Brampton consists of historic buildings built of the local red sandstone.
[edit] Education
Brampton's secondary school is the William Howard School (William Howard website). The school's headmistress is Lorrayne Hughes. The school was named Irthing Valley School until 1980 when it was amalgamated with Brampton's White House School and took on a larger catchment area, with pupils from as far away as Alston and Penrith. The old White House School site remained in use after 1980 as the 'Lower Site' of the new amalgamated school (housing the 1st and 2nd Year groups), with the Irthing Valley location known as the 'Upper Site'. The Lower Site eventually ceased use c. 1994 and was eventually sold to be turned into flats, and its large playing field replaced with houses - today's Irthing Park.
The town's primary school was formed from a merger of the junior and infant schools on 1 September 2008. The historic infant school site in Moat Street was sold, and the junior school site became the basis for the new school, with its site enlarged to accommodate the increased intake. Brampton Primary School. The head teacher of Brampton Primary School is Mrs Sally Geary.
[edit] Culture
William Howard School is host to "Brampton Live" every summer, an ever-growing music festival that has, since its first appearance in 1995, become the largest folk/roots/world music festival in the North of England. Major artists in previous years have included the Levellers, the Waterboys, Egudo Embako, Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega, Loudan Wainwright III, Altan, Tommy Emmanuel, Seth Lakeman and many others.
[edit] Notable Residents
Geoff Twentyman a footballer who made over 150 appearances each for both Carlisle United and Liverpool F.C. was born and grew up in Brampton. Geoff had even greater success in his career after leaving football. As a scout for Liverpool he recommended the likes of Kevin Keegan, John Toshack, Peter Beardsley and John Barnes amongst others to the managers he worked under, including: Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish. All together he spent twenty years as head scout of Liverpool F.C.[4]
[edit] Walkers are Welcome
In 2011, Brampton became the 66th town in the UK to gain Walkers are Welcome status. This innovative new community-led scheme demonstrates Brampton's commitment to making your walking visit an enjoyable one.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brampton, Carlisle |
- www.bramptonlocal.co.uk Brampton Local- latest news, sport and community information for Brampton
- www.border-wall.com A website for the people of the border. Carlisle and surrounding - user contributions from the people of Brampton
- http://www.bramptoncommunitycentre.org.uk Brampton's local Community Centre
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