Population 230 (2011) Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Cumbria Postcode district LA19 UK parliament constituency Copeland | OS grid reference SD172802 Country England Post town Millom District Copeland Dialling code 01229 Civil parish Waberthwaite & Corney | |
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Waberthwaite is a civil parish on the estuary of the River Esk part of Copeland, Cumbria, England. It is located near to and overlooking Muncaster Castle and the village of Ravenglass. It is well known for its Cumberland sausages.
History
The name Wyberg was probably Norse, and the Wyberg family later settled in St Bees, Clifton and Isel. The Old Norse word, from which the name was derived was Viberg - meaning "Holy Mountain". In the 12th century, Arthur Boyvill, third Lord of Millom, gave the manor to the husband of his daughter, who assumed the name of "de Wayburthwait". Waberthwaite was the north western boundary of the lordship of Millom. Later in a deed of 1392 Thomas de Berdesey granted to Sir Richard de Kyrkeby, the manor of "Wayburthwayt", and the advowdson (the right to appoint the vicar) of the church of St James (now St John). The advowdson remained in the hands of the Kirkbys until about 1608, when it passed to the Pennington family, who also became Lords of the manor.