Whittington (Lancashire)

54.181099 - 2.613251Koordinaten: 54 ° 11 ' N, 2 ° 37 ' W

Whittington is a small village and civil parish in a Lancashire, England. The place is mentioned in the Doomsday Book as Witetune and was already before the Norman conquest of England an important royal residence. The town was the seat of Earl Tostig a brother Harold II. Earl Tostig Since 1066, died in battle against his brother, fell into the needle seat. However, the strategic importance of the site on the River Lune was the Norman conquerors conscious and they erected a castle on an artificial hill, of a moth. This hill rises today 3.5 m and has a width of 52 m, but it has been badly damaged. Remains of the fortified tower that no longer exist. The castle is one of several castles in the valley of the River Lune, which no longer exist today, but which was once considered an important line of defense against invasions from the north to England, via the mountain pass of Shap Summit and then along the course of the River Lune at Tebay could be accomplished, protected and still demonstrate the frontier nature of the area after the Norman conquest.

There are indications that the place and its possessions were looted, despite this mounting in a raid of the Scots 1322.

At the site of the now-defunct castle today is the church of St Michael's. The church's position may indicate that it has emerged from a chapel in the Norman fortress. The oldest parts of the present building - especially the church steeple - however date from the 16th century and the church was heavily remodeled in the 19th century. The church is now a Grade II * listed building.

At the western edge of the village stands the villa Whittington Hall. Whittington Hall in 1831 - built in 1836 by the George Webster a Member of the British Parliament in the place of another older building. Whittington Hall is now a Grade II * listed building.

Well-known residents

• William Sturgeon, physicist and inventor.