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Human settlement in England
Little Musgrave
Stone built farm buildings in Little Musgrave
Little Musgrave is located in the former Eden DistrictLittle MusgraveLittle MusgraveLocation in Eden, CumbriaShow map of the former Eden DistrictLittle Musgrave is located in CumbriaLittle MusgraveLittle MusgraveLocation within CumbriaShow map of Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY759130
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode districtCA17
Dialling code017683
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54°30′43″N 2°22′16″W / 54.512°N 2.371°W / 54.512; -2.371

Little Musgrave is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Musgrave, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. In 1891 the parish had a population of 52.

Location

1930s AA road sign preserved on display in the village

The village is situated at 500 ft above sea level in the upper reaches of the Eden Valley just south of the Eden River and two and one-half miles west-south-west of Brough.

The village lies within the historic county of Westmorland.

History

Little Musgrave was formerly a township in Crosby-Garret parish, from 1866 Little Musgrave was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 30 December 1894 and merged with "Great Musgrave" to form "Musgrave".

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 91 Appleby-in-Westmorland (Brough & Kirkby Stephen) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231302.
  2. "Population statistics Little Musgrave Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. "History of Little Musgrave, in Eden and Westmorland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. "Relationships and changes Little Musgrave Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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