A parish one mile east of the river Marron, at Branthwaite, and consists of five small villages which lie between the western lakes and the sea.
At Branthwaite, steep hills descend to what can loosely be described at the centre of town. Branthwaite Hall with its well preserved 14th century pele tower is on the edge of the village, in a very picturesque setting.
There is a legend hereabouts that in the early 17th century a headless female corpse was found in the old barn attached to Neuk Cottage. The ghost is reputed to appear in white wandering about and wailing...looking for her head! Watch out for the 'Branthwaite Boggle'.
The little church of St Oswald's is in a picturesque setting at the edge of the village and is partly 12th century, although the preaching cross is believed to be much older. Many gargoyles and several ancient gravestones are in the churchyard.
One of the villages here is Pardshaw, and is where in the 17th century George Fox, the founder of the Quaker movement held his first meeting on Pardshaw Craggs. 'Fox's Pulpit' as it is locally known is actually two blocks of limestone.
Another village, Ullock, is set back from a stream. This is spanned by a pack-horse bridge, and eventually joins the river Marron.
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