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This website has been created to give both Plumpton residents and visitors to the village an idea of what is on offer in the way of events, activities and facilities.
About Plumpton
The village of Plumpton lies on the A6 five miles north of Penrith, a scattered community of some 300 adults and their offspring. Over the years the village has developed in a 'T' shape along the main road and west to the river Petteril, with outlying farms and houses. The main A6 road north and south is intersected by the east/west road from Lazonby to Unthank and this forms the heart of the village where the church, primary school and village shop with post office are found. At one time the Packhorse Inn stood with them, as did the smithy, but these are now dwelling houses.
Plumpton has a long history: Voreda, a Roman fort, stood a mile north of the present village and was of some importance, garrisoned by a fully armed and mounted troop guarding the Roman road from Chester in the south to Hadrian's Wall on the Border. The church lane is said to stand on the line of the old Roman road. In medieval times the area was called The Manor of Plumpton Parks and stood within the Inglewood Forest.
The Anglican Church stands to the west of the main road. It was dedicated in 1907 and replaced a chapel of ease which was originally within the parish of Lazonby. The cornerstones of the old chapel can be found in the older part of the burial ground. Plumpton became a separate parish in 1873. The present church was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is correctly called The Church of St John the Evangelist, Plumpton Wall. There is also a Methodist Chapel, Cottage Wood, formerly known as Plumpton Back Street Chapel.
Plumpton has seen its share of crime over the years. On an October evening in 1885 Constable Joseph Byrnes, having been alerted by the local signalman, set out to arrest the notorious Netherby Burglars and was murdered. In 1920 Percy Topliss, the Monocled Mutineer, an army deserter and murderer, was cornered by police at Romanway Farm, Plumpton and was shot and killed resisting arrest.
Plumpton has a long history: Voreda, a Roman fort, stood a mile north of the present village and was of some importance, garrisoned by a fully armed and mounted troop guarding the Roman road from Chester in the south to Hadrian's Wall on the Border. The church lane is said to stand on the line of the old Roman road. In medieval times the area was called The Manor of Plumpton Parks and stood within the Inglewood Forest.
The Anglican Church stands to the west of the main road. It was dedicated in 1907 and replaced a chapel of ease which was originally within the parish of Lazonby. The cornerstones of the old chapel can be found in the older part of the burial ground. Plumpton became a separate parish in 1873. The present church was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is correctly called The Church of St John the Evangelist, Plumpton Wall. There is also a Methodist Chapel, Cottage Wood, formerly known as Plumpton Back Street Chapel.
Plumpton has seen its share of crime over the years. On an October evening in 1885 Constable Joseph Byrnes, having been alerted by the local signalman, set out to arrest the notorious Netherby Burglars and was murdered. In 1920 Percy Topliss, the Monocled Mutineer, an army deserter and murderer, was cornered by police at Romanway Farm, Plumpton and was shot and killed resisting arrest.
