ARTHURET, Cumberland - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"ARTHURET, a parish in Eskdale ward, in the county of Cumberland, 1 mile to the S. of Longtown, and 9 N. of Carlisle. The parish, which is 7 miles long by 4 broad, is situated on the river Esk, on the borders of Scotland, and comprises the townships of Longtown, Brackenhill, Lyneside, and Netherby. It was at a small chapel in this parish that a commission of the two nations met in 1343 to fix their boundary line. Solway Moss was the scene of a battle between the Scots and English in 1542, in which the former were defeated. The Scots were led by Oliver Sinclair, and the English by Sir Thomas Wharton, Warden of the Marches. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle, value £847, in the patronage of Sir F. U. Graham, Bart. The church, rebuilt in 1609, is dedicated to St. Michael, and is in the Gothic style of architecture. Among the graves in the churchyard is that of Archibald Armstrong, court jester to James I. and Charles I. It is marked by a small cross. There is an endowed school, founded in 1754, by Lady Widdrington, and having now an income of £40. Netherby Hall was the seat of the late Sir James Graham, Bart. Kirk-Andrews formed part of this parish till the reign of Charles I. Part of Easton is still included in it." "BECK, a village in the parish of Arthuret, Eskdale ward, in the county of Cumberland, 2 miles to the W. of Longtown. It lies on the Scotch border." "BRACKENHILL, a township in the parish of Arthuret, ward of Eskdale, in the county of Cumberland, 4 miles to the E. of Longtown. It lies on the borders of Scotland, and contains the hamlet of Easton, which gave name to an ancient parish." "BRECONHILL, a township in the parish of Arthuret, ward of Eskdale, in the county of Cumberland, close to Longtown. It is situated near the borders of Scotland." "ESTON, a hamlet partly in the parish of Arthuret, and partly in that of Kirk-Andrews, ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland. It was anciently a distinct parish." "LINESIDE, a township in the parish of Arthuret, ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland, 3 miles S.E. of Longtown. It lies at the confluence of the Esk and Line rivers, and is intersected by the Hallburn rivulet. In the village is a school with a small endowment." "LYNESIDE, a township in the parish of Arthuret, ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland, in the vicinity of Longtown." "NETHERBY, a township in the parish of Arthuret, ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland, 2½ miles N. by E. of Longtown. It is situated on the bank of the river Esk, and was anciently a Roman station in connection with the Picts' wall. In Netherby Hall, late the seat of Sir James R. G. Graham, Bart., are preserved numerous Roman coins, altars, fragments of domestic utensils, &c."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]