Raughton Head
{{Short description|Hamlet in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = All Saints', Raughton Head - geograph.org.uk - 212905.jpg
| static_image_caption = All Saints Church, Raughton Head
| coordinates = {{coord|54.800|-2.967|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Raughton Head
| population =
| population_ref =
| civil_parish = Dalston
| unitary_england = Cumberland
| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Carlisle
| post_town = CARLISLE
| postcode_district = CA5
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code = 016974
| os_grid_reference = NY379454
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom City of Carlisle
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the former City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
| label_position =
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Raughton Head is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, located {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} south of Carlisle.
Toponymy
the name Raughton Head is most likely derived from the Old English ragu–tūn, meaning "Farmstead where moss or lichen grows", with the later addition of hēafod, meaning "hill". It has been recorded as Ragton (1182) and Raughtonheved (1367).{{Cite book |last1=Mills |first1=A. D. |title=The Oxford Names Companion |last2=Room |first2=Adrian |date=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0198605617 |page=1166}}
History
Raughton Head was previously located within Castle Sowerby civil parish. The hamlet's previous church was dedicated to St. Jude. The church's building date is unknown, but it was rebuilt in 1678 by Edward Rainbowe and then again in 1760.{{Cite book |last=Nightingale |first=Benjamin |url=https://archive.org/details/ejectedof1662inc02nighuoft |title=The Ejected of 1662 in Cumberland and Westmorland: Their Predecessors and Successors |date=1911 |publisher=Manchester University Press |page=502 |language=en |access-date=17 October 2018}}
Governance
Raughton Head is primarily governed by Dalston civil parish. It is then administered as part of the Cumberland unitary authority, and falls within the Carlisle constituency.
Geography
Raughton Head is located between two rivers, the River Caldew and the River Roe.
Places of worship
Raughton Head's only place of worship is All Saints Church, located within the Diocese of Carlisle. It was built in the 18th and 19th century, and is Grade II listed.{{Cite web |date=11 November 2015 |title=Raughton Head All Saints |url=https://www.carlislediocese.org.uk/church/raughton-head-all-saints.html |access-date=17 October 2018 |website=The Diocese of Carlisle}}
Education
Raughton Head's only school is Raughton Head Church of England Primary School.{{Cite web |title=Raughton Head CE Primary School |url=https://www.raughtonhead.cumbria.sch.uk/ |access-date=17 October 2018 |language=en}}
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