Solport
{{Short description|Civil parish in Cumbria, England}}
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File:Solport Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 352884.jpg over Rae Burn]]
Solport is a civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England. In the 2011 UK Census it had a population of 166.{{cite web|title=E04002473 : Solport|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/livelinks/13888.xlsx|website=KS101EW - Usual resident population|publisher=NOMIS|accessdate=14 July 2017}}
It shares a parish council with the adjacent parish of Stapleton.{{cite web|title=Solport and Stapleton Parish Council|url=http://councilportal.cumbria.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=562|publisher=Cumbria County Council|accessdate=14 July 2017}}
Etymology
The name Solport is Brittonic in origin and derived from *sulu, probably meaning "a view" or "prospect" (Welsh syllu, Breton selle),{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Alan |title=A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence |url=http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf |website=SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North |accessdate=25 November 2018}} suffixed with -pert, "bush, thicket" (Welsh perth).
Listed buildings
{{Main|Listed buildings in Solport}}
There are two listed buildings in the parish, both at grade II: a house with barn,{{NHLE |num= 1087510|desc= Friar Hill Gate and adjoining barn, Solport|access-date= 13 July 2017}} and a former Quaker meeting house.{{NHLE |num= 1087511|desc= Thornyland Quaker Meeting House and attached stable, Solport|access-date= 14 July 2017}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/solport Cumbria County History Trust: Solport] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/trough Cumbria County History Trust: Trough] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- {{genuki|county=CUL|Solport}}
- {{cite web|title=Solport, Cumberland|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1580|website=A Vision of Britain Through Time}}
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Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria
Category:Cumberland (unitary authority)
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