| Plasketlands | |
|---|---|
 Plasketlands Farm, c. 2005 | |
| OS grid reference | NY103466 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MARYPORT |
| Postcode district | CA15 |
| Dialling code | 01900 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Plasketlands is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert[1] in Cumbria, England. It is located approximately a quarter-of-a-mile south-west of Goodyhills, a quarter-of-a-mile to the south of the hamlet of Holme St. Cuthbert and one-and-a-half miles east of Mawbray. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is twenty-four miles away to the north-east. The settlement is divided into two distinct parts: High Plasketlands and Plasketlands.[2] Jordan beck, a tributary of the Black Dub beck, flows through Plasketlands on its way to Allonby Bay.
History and toponymy
[edit]The name Plasketlands comes from the Old English plashet, meaning "a fence of living wood". It was historically spelled several different ways, including Plassegaytt, Plaskitlands, Plascade-lands, and Plesketh Landes.[3]
Evidence of settlement at Plasketlands goes back thousands of years. A palisade of posts at Plasketlands has been radiocarbon dated to somewhere between 4000 BC and 2500 BC.[4]
References
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- ^ "Cumbria Atlas (w/ parish boundaries enabled)". Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Google Maps - Plasketlands". Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Holme St. Cuthbert History Group (2004). Plain People: Bygone Times on the Solway Plain. ISBN 0954882318.
- ^ "Liverpool museums: Prehistoric period resource assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 7 August 2015.