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Ormside Church of St James

In the civil parish of Ormside.
In the historic county of Westmorland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Defensible church tower dated to C13, used as refuge. See also Ormside Ringwork (qv)
Did the church tower start out as a community defence or was it a form of keep for the castle? did the nave of Church start as Castle Hall attached to earlier chapel, now the chancel?

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Ecclesiastical site.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Major remains.


This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 73270)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY70151764

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 14924

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