<bgsound src:"http://www.multimidizone.co.uk/midifiles/film/Chariots_Of_Fire.mid" loop=infinite> Page Updated on March 20, 2003 Many people with the last name, Salkeld, do not know Salkeld is a place. Well, actually, there are six places, Great Salkeld, Little Salkeld, Salkeld Dykes, Salkeld Island, Salkeld Lake, and Salkeld Street. The following are excerpts from information found on the web, and information provided by our readers. Anyone who has additional information is encouraged to email me and it will be posted. Great Salkeld and Little Salkeld are located on opposite sides of the River Eden in Northeastern England near Scotland in East Cumbria, known as The Border Country. The Border Country today is a peaceful area whose turbulent past has shaped its diversified land-use, its architecture, countryside, and even its way of life. In some ways it remains almost feudal, with many great estates and historic houses reflecting the gracious living standards of a by-gone age. It is a mosaic of forests, farms, hills, parkland, charming small towns and tiny villages.... One of these towns is Great Salkeld. Steven Salkeld-Pratt on a Venture! Contr. by Steven Salkeld-Pratt John Barry Salkeld at Great Salkeld Contr. by John Barry Salkeld In Great Salkeld, Penrith, one will find Saint Cuthbert's Church. There has probably been a church here in Great Salkeld, Penrith, since 880 AD, when the body of Saint Cuthbert was rested here after being moved from Holy Island. Rebuilding of the church took place in 1080.The tower was added in 1380, with an iron door for defence of the inhabitants against the Scots. The entrance is only 2'7" wide, an indication of a fortified church. The pillars and capitals appear to date around 1000. St. Cuthbert's Church in Great Salkeld, is considered one of the three finest examples of fortified churches erected in the border area during the 14th Century.[Great Salkeld - St. Cuthbert's Church]{St. Cuthbert} Church in Great Salkeld Contr. by John Barry Salkeld Little Salkeld, Penrith, East Cumbria, has one of the finest stone circles in the north of England, the circle has a diameter of about 350', the second biggest in England. Long Meg {Pic} is the tallest of the 69 stones, about 12' high, with three mysterious symbols, its four corners facing the points of the compass and standing some 60' outside the circle. The stones probably date from about 1500 BC, and it was likely to have been used as a meeting place or for some form of religious ritual. Long Meg is made of local red sandstone, whereas the daughters are boulders of rhyolite, a form of granite. Local legend claims that Long Meg was a witch who with her daughters, {Pic} was turned to stone for profaning the Sabbath, as they danced wildly on the moor. The circle is supposedly endowed with magix, so that it is impossible to count the same number of stones twice, but if you do then the magic is broken. William Wordsworth wrote "Next to Stonehenge it is beyond dispute the most notable relick that this or probably any other country contains."[Penrith-Long Meg & Her Daughters] John Barry Salkeld in Little Salkeld Contr. by John Barry Salkeld Little Salkeld Watermill is a traditional 18th century corn mill. The mill was built in 1745. The mill fell into disuse and the machinery was ripped out during the war and turned into guns. Today it is a tourist attraction, open all year with guided tours.[East Cumbria-Little Salkeld Watermill]{Link} Little Salkeld[The following is extacted from "Images of Cumbria-Addingham Parish" Mannix & Whellan, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland, 1847] Salkeld (Little) is a scattered village near the Eden, one mile south of Addingham church, and six miles north-east of Penrith. The township contains 1086 acres...and about 110 inhabitants. Land has been awarded in lieu of tithes, both here and in Hunsonby. The township and manor of Salkeld...was granted by Walter, a Norman, in the reign of William Rufus, to the priory of Saint Mary, Carlisle; and this grant was confirmed by Edward I in 1292. After the dissolution of the religious houses, it was given, with other estates, to the dean and chapter of Carlisle, who are its present lords. There was anciently a chapel, or church, at Salkeld, which having been polluted by the shedding of blood in 1360, and the parish church being "at a great distance;" the vicar celebrated the holy offices in his own house till the interdict was taken off the chapel.... About half a mile south of the church in Addingham, is the Druid's Temple, commonly called Long Meg and her Daughters. Between these interesting remains of British antiquity and the Eden is Salkeld Hall.[Contributed by Jorge Salkeld] Salkeld Dykes is a hamlet situated half a mile West of the Village of Great Salkeld in the Eden Valley, Cumberland, England. It probably has no more than 50 residents, even today. It lies within the parish of Great Salkeld and near to Salkeld Dykes lie the remains of an ancient encampment, four hundred yards long by four yards high. Beside this is a circular basin some fifty yards in diameter and five feet deep, possibly a result of excavation for the encampment. It is possible that this may be the origin of the name, as dyke is local dialect for a ditch or hedge.(source: Mannix & Whelan, History, gazetteer and directory of Cumberland 1847)[Contr. by Keith Salkeld] Salkeld Island is located just off the coast of Lepreau Parish, Charlotte County, in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada.[Canadian Territorial Division Act] Salkeld Lake is located in the Canadian Province of the NorthWest Territories.[Northwest Territories Fish & Game Regulations][NOTE! Please check the "Who R You" page under D.R.Salkeld, for an interesting story concerning "Salkeld Lake"] Salkeld Hall Contr. by John Barry Salkeld Salkeld Hall originally was the residence of the ancient family of Salkeld, is situated in the village of Little Salkeld. One of the owners, Mr. George Salkeld, is stated to have been obliged to part with this seat of ancestors during the civil wars, for a trifling consideration. Before the year 1688 it became the property of the family of Smallwood. The old mansion, despite its many alterations, still bears many marks of antiquity.[Contr. by John Barry Salkeld] Salkeld Street is located in Glasgow, Scotland. Salkeld Street is located in Rochdale, England. Salkeld Road is located in Penrith, England. Salkeld-Corby Castle Through all of the hardships and experiences that Thomas Salkeld experienced, probably the hardest one that he endured was the selling of Corby Castle. Through expensive law suits, draining the Salkeld's family fortune, defending Corby and it's lands from a hostile take-over, in 1625 Thomas was forced to sell his half of an estate of Corby to Lord William Howard. Lord Howard already had acquired the other half from the Blenkinsop Family in 1605. It should be mentioned here that even though the Salkeld Family was a wealthy and influential family, the Howard Family was much more wealthy and much more powerful. (Contr. by Ken Salkeld, Indiana, U.S.A.) Salkeld Avenue is located in Bluewater Beach, Goderich, Ontario, Canada. Salkeld Gate is a hamlet located in Plumpton Wall township in Lazonby Parish, Cumbria,(England). (Contr. by John Salkeld, Great Britain). Salkeld Close is near the Cumbrian village of Suderland.(Contr. by John Salkeld, Sheffield, England).
Great Salkeld and Little Salkeld are located on opposite sides of the River Eden in Northeastern England near Scotland in East Cumbria, known as The Border Country.