Plasketlands

Plasketlands is a small settlement in the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert^[1] in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is located approximately a quarter-of-a-mile south-west of Goodyhills, a quarter-of-a-mile to the south of the hamlet of Holme St. Cuthbert, and one-and-a-half miles east of Mawbray. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is twenty-four miles away to the north-east. The settlement is divided into two distinct parts: High Plasketlands and Plasketlands.^[2] Jordan beck, a tributary of the Black Dub beck, flows through Plasketlands on its way to Allonby Bay.

Plasketlands
Plasketlands Farm, c. 2005
Plasketlands Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Plasketlands Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY103466
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 54.807°N 3.395°W / 54.807; -3.395

History and toponymy

The name Plasketlands comes from the Old English plashet, meaning "a fence of living wood". It was historically spelled several different ways, including Plassegaytt, Plaskitlands, Plascade-lands, and Plesketh Landes.^[3]

Evidence of settlement at Plasketlands goes back thousands of years. A palisade of posts at Plasketlands has been radiocarbon dated to somewhere between 4000 BC and 2500 BC.^[4]