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Planning and Development

Conservation areas list

There are 24 conservation areas in Eden. For information on each conservation area, including character appraisals for some areas, see the list below. For alternative maps of the conservation areas see 'My Eden'.

Conservation area in Eden

Conservation area

Kings Meaburn

Date of designation

18 November 1969

Date(s) revised

Not applicable

Description

Kings Meaburn lies in the Lyvennet Valley and was thought to be an Anglo-Saxon settlement in the 7th and 8th centuries. The name is derived from “Meadburn” meaning “meadow by the stream”. The River Lyvennet runs past the village and is a tributary of the River Eden and a Special Area of Conservation. There are several listed buildings in the village with architecture dating from the early 16th century to the 18th century. Jackdaw’s Scar is a dramatic exposed outcrop of limestone atop a band of soft sandstone which runs along near the river. It is said that in 1745 Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and some of his soldiers crossed the ford in the river on their way to rendezvous with troops in Shap.

Article 4 Direction

Character Appraisal

Conservation Area Plan