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Find sources: "Heversham" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Village and parish in England Heversham Village and parish St Peter's Church Heversham Location in the former South Lakeland district Show map of the former South Lakeland district Heversham Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria Population 699 (2011)[1] OS grid reference SD4983 Civil parish Heversham Unitary authority Westmorland and Furness Ceremonial county Cumbria Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town MILNTHORPE Postcode district LA7 Dialling code 01539 Police Cumbria Fire Cumbria Ambulance North West UK Parliament Westmorland and Lonsdale List of places UK England Cumbria 54°14′38″N 2°46′26″W / 54.244°N 2.774°W / 54.244; -2.774 **Heversham** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness) unitary authority area of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England. In the [2001 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2001) the parish had a population of 647,[2] increasing at the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) to 699.[1] It is situated above the marshes of the [Kent estuary](/source/River_Kent) which gives some fine views, notably from Heversham Head where there is a [toposcope](/source/Toposcope). It has a variety of recreational facilities, including a fully functioning outdoor activities centre, tennis courts, bowling green and a playground. There are also rugby, football and hockey fields, as well as a cricket ground and pavilion. ## History Heversham had an abbey in the early Anglo-Saxon period. According to the *[Historia de Sancto Cuthberto](/source/Historia_de_Sancto_Cuthberto)*, in the early tenth century its abbot, who was called [Tilred](/source/Tilred_of_Lindisfarne), purchased the village of [Castle Eden](/source/Castle_Eden) and gave half of it to [Norham](/source/Norham) abbey so that he could be abbot there, perhaps because Heversham Abbey had been destroyed by the Vikings.[3][4] Part of a carved stone cross still survives. It was found under the lych-gate of [St Peter's Church](/source/St_Peter's_Church%2C_Heversham), which may indicate that the monastery was located nearby.[5] ## Transport ### Rail It was on the [Hincaster branch](/source/Hincaster_branch_line) railway line from 26 June 1876. Passenger services ended on the branch on 4 May 1942. ### Road Heversham is situated just off the [A6](/source/A6_road_(Great_Britain)). It formerly straddled the A6, but the centre of the village was bypassed in the 1920s.[6] However, the [Stagecoach bus route 555](/source/Stagecoach_bus_route_555) still passes through the centre. The new section of road was opened by the future [Edward VIII](/source/Edward_VIII) and was named Prince's Way. The Heversham Hotel, referred to by the locals as the "Blue Bell", is on this bypass. ## Schools Heversham Grammar School existed for more than 370 years from 1613 until 1984, when it amalgamated with the comprehensive school in Milnthorpe to become the boarding house and 6th form college of [Dallam School](/source/Dallam_School). The boarding and outdoors section of Dallam School are situated in Heversham and the outdoors centre is open to the public. The local primary school, Heversham St Peters, was closed in 2017. It used to be next to the church but was moved to Leasgill due to the fact that the toilets were right above the village water supply.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Famous people - [Geoffrey Bibby](/source/Geoffrey_Bibby), archaeologist ## See also - [Cumbria portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cumbria) - [Listed buildings in Heversham](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Heversham) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-1) [UK Census](/source/2011_United_Kingdom_census) (2011). ["Local Area Report – Heversham Parish (E04002612)"](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2011_ks/report?compare=E04002612). *Nomis*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics_(United_Kingdom)). Retrieved 6 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [UK Census](/source/2001_United_Kingdom_census) (2001). ["Local Area Report – Heversham Parish (16UG029)"](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2001_ks/report?compare=16UG029). *Nomis*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 6 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Rollason, David (2003). *Northumbria, 500-1100: Creation and Destruction of a Kingdom*. Cambridge, Uk: Cambridge University Press. p. 252. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-521-04102-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-04102-7). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Johnson South, Ted, ed. (2002). *Historia de Sancto Cuthberto: A History of St Cuthbert and a Record of his Patrimony*. Cambridge, UK: D. S. Brewer. p. 61. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-85991-627-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-85991-627-1). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["St Peter's Church, Heversham, Cumbria: Archaeological Watching Brief"](https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1147862&recordType=GreyLitSeries). Archaeology Data Service. Retrieved 18 December 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Bingham. ["Heversham"](http://www.heversham.org/heversham_history_bingham_2.html). Retrieved 28 August 2021. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Heversham](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Heversham). - [Heversham Parish Council](http://www.hevershampc.org.uk) - [Cumbria County History Trust: Heversham](http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/heversham) (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page) - [http://www.heversham.org/heversham_history_bingham_1.html](http://www.heversham.org/heversham_history_bingham_1.html) - [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Hincaster_Branch/frame.htm](http://www.railscot.co.uk/Hincaster_Branch/frame.htm) Authority control databases Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Heversham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heversham) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heversham?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.