History Langrigg
langrigg hall
langrigg later fell porter , osmunderly families; osmunderly of lancashire origin. porters held manor, while osmunderlys held demesne. owned william osmunderly, sheriff of cumberland, during reign of henry iv. last of osmunderleys, reverend salkend osmunderely, sold manor son in-law thomas barwis in 1735 (barwis credited reconstructing langrigg hall). john barwis (1775–1818), rector of niton in isle of wight, 1 of prominent owners. , son william barwis, still in possession of langrigg manor in 1860. in 1876, ownership changed joseph bowerbank of cockermouth. township of langrigg had population of 198 in 1801, 194 in 1821, 269 in 1841, , 281 in 1851. united township of langrigg , mealrigg in bromfield parish became independent parish following local government act of 1894, although ecclesiastical purposes remained attached bromfield. langrigg hall farm produces free-range eggs morrisons supermarket.
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