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History's Hinge - 'Ain Jalut

[Administration]

Cumb. & West. Antiquarian /Archaeological Society (S. West)

THE Social Impact of Calder Abbey is the title of a talk to be given by Lois Fulker to members of the South West Affiliated Group of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society.

It will be held at the Egremont Market Hall on Saturday, March 24 at 2pm. Visitors are welcome.


The Abbey was founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Meschines, Lord of Copeland, for a colony of monks from Furness Abbey, originally as a Benedictine monastery. The Abbey has been described as one of the most enchanting in the British Isles.

After the Dissolution in 1536, when Henry VIII's commissioners began their work of closing the monasteries, the monastery buildings slowly became the ruin it is today.

[Bart]

Interesting history re: Egremont;

 "1300 Ce; The town as envisaged by Richard de Lucy is much as we see it today and the land that he set aside for agriculture at Briscoe and Ullcoats, even after over 700 years still remains under agricultural usage. The 1300's were times of turmoil and trouble as a result of the frequent incursions made by the Scots into what they had always claimed as
"debatable lands"." It might be an area to search for Iron Age deposits.

-Bart

[Solomon]

The Egremont Medieval Festival

1215 and 1216 were interesting years, too, of course, as the barons rebelled against John and the Scots joined the barons.


The present castle was built by William de Meschines about 1130-1140, but there was an earlier Norman mound near this site. Further additions were made in the 13th century.


Egremont Castle
Egremont Castle was built on the site of a Dane fort by the Normans after the conquest.

The Castle took almost 150 years to complete and after a relatively brief period fell into disuse and eventually became the ruin it is today. The Castle still has much of its structure standing and its presence and power over the town can be easily imagined.

After the Norman Conquest Ranulph de Briquessart (Ranulph le Meschines) was given a large part of Cumberland and Westmorland by Rufus William II, on becoming the Earl of Chester his estates were returned to the Crown. Around 1120 Henry I gave the Barony of Copeland to Ranulph?s brother William le Meschines who made his home at Egremont and begun to build the castle. Over time the Barony was inherited by Ranulph le Meschines (William?s son).

Egremont was granted its royal charter by Henry III in 1267.

See also: Egremont Poems

Solomon

[Bart]

Ha!  There's my rural, wide open spaces American thinking at work. It looks like you will need to get permission from all those people to remove their homes before you can do much searching. Good luck!

-Bart