Description
Musgrave, Great, a village and a parish in Westmorland. The village stands on the river Eden, with a station on the N.E.R., 3 1/2 miles N by W of Kirkby Stephen, and gives name to the Musgraves of Edenhall. It has a post office under Penrith; money order and telegraph office, Warcop. The parish comprises 3185 acres; population, 175. The manor belongs to the Musgrave family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle; gross value, £188 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Carlisle. The church is modern, and has a tower. There is an endowed free school.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
