Endmoor

Endmoor is a small village within Cumbria, England, situated close to the A65 road. It is about 5 miles (8 km) from Kendal, just south of Oxenholme, and is in the parish of Preston Richard.

Endmoor
Endmoor
Endmoor Location in South Lakeland Endmoor Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD538848
Civil parish	Preston Richard
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KENDAL
Postcode district	LA8
Dialling code	015395
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale

Endmoor is a community with small businesses including a shop, club inn, village school, village hall and bakery. A millennium clock stands on the green and there is a playground for the children.

History

Endmoor used to be home to a grand manor house called Enyeat. This is now the name of a nearby road and the coach house (1875) is a guest house. In 1991 the new primary school "St.Patrick's C of E School" was built by locals. It is now 'the hub' of the village offering a pre-school, parent and toddler group, parent and child activities and adult / community classes such as Art & IT.

Poet John Keats stayed the night in the village in the summer of 1818 on a walking tour through the Lakes, with the goal of meeting his hero, William Wordsworth. Keats and his walking companion, Charles Brown, walked from Lancaster along the path of the modern A65 before reaching Endmoor. The following morning they walked to Kendal.

The old school, opened in 1862, has been turned into housing. It was replaced by a new school in 1991.

Local schools

Nearby secondary schools include Dallam School in Milnthorpe and Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale.

See also

• Listed buildings in Preston Richard

External links

Media related to Endmoor at Wikimedia Commons

• Cumbria County History Trust: Preston Richard (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=endmoor