Goodyhills

Goodyhills is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme St Cuthbert, in northern Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is located 1.5 miles east of the village of Mawbray, and 23 miles west of the city of Carlisle.

Goodyhills
Goodyhills, looking toward Holme St. Cuthbert
Goodyhills Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Goodyhills Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY107467
Civil parish	Holme St Cuthbert
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Maryport
Postcode district	CA15
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.808°N 3.389°W / 54.808; -3.389

A quarter of a mile to the north-west is the parish seat of Holme St Cuthbert, where the local primary school and parish church are located,^[1][2] and half a mile to the south-east is the small hamlet of Jericho. At nearby Newtown, there is a farm park and tea room called the Gincase.^[3] Goodyhills has no nearby public transport links; the closest railway station is at Aspatria,^[4] and the closest stop on a regular bus service is on the B5300 coast road at Mawbray.

Noted English academic William Wilson was born in Goodyhills in 1875, and attended the nearby Holme St. Cuthbert primary school. He attained his PhD at Leipzig University in Germany in 1902, and went on to become a lecturer at King's College, London. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1923, and ended his career at Bedford College, London in 1944.^[5]

Toponymy

The name "Goodyhills" comes from Old English, and means "godlike (or sacred) hills". It has been spelled in several different ways in the past, including Guddyhills, Goddy-hills, Gowdyhowse, and Goodlike-hills.^[6]