"Appleby Horse Fair The Appleby Horse Fair calls itself ""an annual gathering of Gypsies and Travellers in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England."" The horse fair, also known as Appleby New Fair, is held each year in early June. It attracts about 10,000 Gypsies and Travellers, about 1000 caravans, several hundred horse-drawn vehicles, and about 30,000 visitors. The Fair is billed as the biggest traditional Gypsy Fair in Europe, one that's like a big family get together. The horses are washed and trotted up and down the flashing lane most main days. There is a market on Jimmy Winter's"
"from across the country gather at Armathwaite bridge with rubber boats and alcohol to float down the River Eden towards Carlisle. The event is held in June or July each year, often coinciding with Armathwaite Open Gardens weekend. The event has been so popular it has been emulated in other parts of the UK and abroad. Armathwaite Armathwaite is a village in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria. Historically within the county of Cumberland, Armathwaite lies on the River Eden, forms part of Eden district and is served by Armathwaite railway station. The majority of the village is in Hesket"
"Ceramic Festivals held at Skirsgill Auction Mart and Hutton in the Forest. Lowther Show - held at nearby Lowther Castle each August including the famous Lowther Horse Trials as attended in the past by Prince Phillip. Latitude/Longitude sourced from OpenStreetMap Penrith, Cumbria Penrith ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the county of Cumbria, England. Penrith lies less than outside the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. Historically a part of Cumberland, Penrith's local authority is currently Eden District Council, which is based in the town. Penrith was formerly the seat of both Penrith Urban and"
"includes Ullswater. River Eden, Cumbria The River Eden is a river that flows through the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on its way to the Solway Firth. The river was known to the Romans as the ""Itouna"", as recorded by the Greek geographer Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) in the 2nd century AD. This name derives from the Celtic word ""ituna"", meaning ""water"", or ""rushing"". Thus there is no relation to the biblical Garden of Eden. The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between"
"River Eden, Cumbria The River Eden is a river that flows through the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on its way to the Solway Firth. The river was known to the Romans as the ""Itouna"", as recorded by the Greek geographer Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) in the 2nd century AD. This name derives from the Celtic word ""ituna"", meaning ""water"", or ""rushing"". Thus there is no relation to the biblical Garden of Eden. The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties"
"told that a castle servant named Marget Dawe once murdered a highwayman named Belted Will Scott, after he gained entrance to the castle dressed as a woman. <br> Bolton, Cumbria Bolton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, about north west of Appleby-in-Westmorland, and on the River Eden. According to the census of 2001, it had a population of 416, increasing to 435 at the 2011 Census. Bolton has a pub called the Eden Vale Inn, two schools, a primary school called Bolton Primary School, a church called All Saints Church, and a Priory"
"the Eden Valley Railway over the stream. Coupland, Cumbria Coupland is a small village in Cumbria, England in the civil parish of Warcop. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland, just to the north of the A66, and lies within the historic county boundaries of Westmorland. The name 'coupland' may be a corruption of the surname ""coupman"" (cf. ""Kaupmann"") Coupland Beck is a minor river that flows into the river Eden south of Coupland. Hilton Beck merges with Coupland Beck at the village of Coupland. Coupland Beck Viaduct (also called Hilton Beck Viaduct) is a five"
"Horse Inn which doubles up as a post office. King's Meaburn used to have a school until it closed down in 1983. <br> King's Meaburn King's Meaburn is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria. It is located from Appleby-in-Westmorland and from Penrith, in the valley of the River Lyvennet. The river flows just to the west of the village, and is crossed by a ford on the road to Newby and Morland. The village is known for its annual Beer Festival at The White Horse. King's Meaburn was thought to be an Anglo-Saxon settlement in the 7th and"
"""olim"" of Clashganiv, Churchtown, but now of Cashel fame. 3. Denis A. Cronin, ""Irish Fairs and Markets: Studies in Local History"",Four Courts Press, Dublin 2001. Cahirmee Horse Fair Cahirmee Horse Fair is held on 12 July every year in the town of Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland. The ancient horse fair was originally held at the Fair Field of Cahirmee, some two miles to the east of the town. In 1921 it was transferred into the town and is still held in the month of July each year. It is an occasion like no other, many of the horse traded on"
"stretches north to Murton with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,352. Warcop Warcop is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is near the A66 road and is north of Kirkby Stephen and about 5 miles south of Appleby in Westmorland. The local Church of England parish is St Columba's Church, Warcop, which is a Norman church and is built on the site of a Roman marching camp. It holds an annual ""Rushbearing Festival"" each year in late June. Warcop can boast the oldest usable bridge over the river Eden,"
"Cahirmee Horse Fair Cahirmee Horse Fair is held on 12 July every year in the town of Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland. The ancient horse fair was originally held at the Fair Field of Cahirmee, some two miles to the east of the town. In 1921 it was transferred into the town and is still held in the month of July each year. It is an occasion like no other, many of the horse traded on the day go on to countries of varied locations. M. P. Linehan in ""My Heart Remembers How"" notes the following: Cahirmee fair has a history,"
"the 13th century. The fair used to last for a week or more every August. In the 19th century it was likely the largest event of its kind in the United Kingdom. The slogan, ""Horncastle for horses"", was an indication of the town's standing in this trade. George Borrow set some scenes of his semi-autobiographical books ""Lavengro"" and ""The Romany Rye"" at the annual horse fair. The last horse fair was held in 1948. In 1894 the Stanhope Memorial, designed by E. Lingen Barker, was erected in the centre of the Market Place in memory of Edward Stanhope MP. Built"
"farm business in Cumberland, Rhode Island. A popular event, Cumberlandfest, is held each year on the second weekend of August at Diamond Hill Park on Diamond Hill Road. This event features a carnival, with rides and venues, as well as live entertainment and a small fireworks show. Proceeds go to the town's athletic programs. The Blackstone River Theatre at 549 Broad Street hosts a wide variety of cultural events mostly in the form of intimate concerts encompassing the prevailing traditional cultures of the people who settled the Blackstone Valley. The Blackstone River Theatre sponsors the annual Summer Solstice Festival at"
"only if they give money to the children. There are 7 listed buildings and 3 scheduled ancient monuments in Beaumont as well as it lying within a world heritage site. Grade II Grade II* Scheduled Monument World Heritage Sites Buffer Zone Beaumont, Cumbria Beaumont (pronounced locally as bee-mont) is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. The village lies four miles north-west of Carlisle on the banks of the River Eden. The civil parish of Beaumont includes the surrounding villages of Kirkandrews-on-Eden, Grinsdale and Monkhill. The parish is bordered by the River Eden"
"Cliburn, Cumbria Cliburn is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. In 2001 the population was 204, increasing to 274 at the 2011 Census. Cliburn village is situated at crossroads on the east-west running C3047 (minor road) between Bolton and Penrith and a north-south road connecting Morland in the south to the A66(T). The River Leith runs through the village south of the road. The village was served by Cliburn railway station on the Eden Valley railway line 1 km north of the village, and the"
"Warcop Warcop is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is near the A66 road and is north of Kirkby Stephen and about 5 miles south of Appleby in Westmorland. The local Church of England parish is St Columba's Church, Warcop, which is a Norman church and is built on the site of a Roman marching camp. It holds an annual ""Rushbearing Festival"" each year in late June. Warcop can boast the oldest usable bridge over the river Eden, which dates from the 14th century or earlier. The village has houses that date from"
"corbels above the windows. The church has an annual rush bearing ceremony on the first Saturday in July. Girls wear garlands of flowers, and boys carry rush crosses in a procession through the village and to the church where a service of praise and thanksgiving is then held. Great Musgrave Great Musgrave is a village in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is about a mile west of Brough. Great Musgrave sits atop a hill near the river Eden and Swindale Beck. Its location provides views over the vale of Eden and the nearby northern Pennines. The village name"
"King's Meaburn King's Meaburn is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria. It is located from Appleby-in-Westmorland and from Penrith, in the valley of the River Lyvennet. The river flows just to the west of the village, and is crossed by a ford on the road to Newby and Morland. The village is known for its annual Beer Festival at The White Horse. King's Meaburn was thought to be an Anglo-Saxon settlement in the 7th and 8th centuries. This idea is reinforced by the fact that Meaburn is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name is derived from ”Meadburn”, which means"
"Nithraid, a small boat race up the Nith from Carsethorn, celebrating the town's historical relationship with the river. The region is also home to a number of thriving music festivals such as the Wickerman Festival (in Dundrennan), Eden Festival (at St Ann's near Moffat), the Moniaive Folk Festival, Thornhill Music Festival and Electric Fields (at Drumlanrig Castle). Queen of the South represent Dumfries and the surrounding area in the second level of the country's professional football system, the Scottish Championship. Palmerston Park on Terregles Street is the home ground of the team. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the"
"to the folk song (also known as St Ives Well Procession) still played at the Riding. Bodmin Riding The annual Bodmin Riding custom was held at Bodmin in Cornwall, England, UK, on the Sunday and Monday after 7 July (St Thomas Becket's Day). Accounts over its long history vary, but it involved a horseback procession around the town, carrying two large garlands, and probably originated as a Guild Riding custom. The earliest documentary evidence of the custom is in the Bodmin Parish Church rebuilding accounts of 1469-72, and it ceased in the early 19th century, but was revived in 1974"
"organized every ten years. The rivalry between Dendermonde and Aalst, a city close by, has led to the construction of the Steed Balatum by the inhabitants of Aalst, as a parody on Bayard. Processions are also organized at Mechelen and Ath. There are Bayard statues at Ghent and Grembergen. Note that a magical horse Blind Byard is part of Lincolnshire folklore at Byard's Leap Bayard (legend) Bayard (; ; ) is a magic bay horse in the legends derived from the ""chansons de geste"", renowned for his spirit, and possessed the supernatural ability to adjust his size to his riders."
"Bolton, Cumbria Bolton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, about north west of Appleby-in-Westmorland, and on the River Eden. According to the census of 2001, it had a population of 416, increasing to 435 at the 2011 Census. Bolton has a pub called the Eden Vale Inn, two schools, a primary school called Bolton Primary School, a church called All Saints Church, and a Priory school called Eden Grove School which is now closed. Anthony Salvin designed Crossrigg Hall. Bewley Castle, a medieval residence of the bishops of Carlisle. There is a story"
"Eden Festival Eden Festival is a Scottish music festival held in Raehills Meadows near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. As of 2017 it has a capacity of 9000, and was shortlisted for the Best Family Festival award in the UK Festival Awards in 2014. Eden began as an area of the Wickerman Festival in 2002, before becoming its own festival in 2009. This first festival was held in the Forest of Ae between 4–6 September, and was headlined by The Levellers. In 2010, the event moved to Raehills Meadows, near Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, again in September. In 2011, the"
"and is currently being rebuilt. There is a lively market on Sundays and a succession of cultural and sporting events throughout the year. Every year, the town host a folk festival in the beginning of July at the Hippodrome called ""Les Vaches Folks"". A number of etymologies are suggested: 1) Divona, Devona - the name of a Gaulish goddess of a sacred spring providing water for the city that is now Bordeaux, invoked in a 4th-century Latin poem by Ausonius. The Latin quatrain was engraved on a stone tablet above a spring at Divonne in the nineteenth century by persons"
"world-famous Coolmore Stud based in Fethard. Mouse Morris is an Irish racehorse trainer whose attributes include Buck House in the 1983 Supreme Novices' Hurdle and the 1986 Queen Mother Champion Chase; War Of Attrition (horse) in the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup and Rule The World in the 2016 Grand National. Eoghan O'Neill, bass guitarist with Irish Celtic/Jazz band, Moving Hearts, is from Fethard. Archbishop John J. Cantwell attended the Patrician Brothers Monastery National School, and the nearby Classical Academy. John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne was buried in the Augustinian friary in Fethard. The Fethard Medieval Festival, recreating the era in"
"and many of the nomads still keep and breed them. However, older Travellers point out that some traditions are dying out. The 2011 fair ran during the period of campaigning for the presidential election and the fair became a stop off on the campaign trail. Ballinasloe Horse Fair The Ballinasloe Horse Fair is a horse fair which is held annually at Ballinasloe, the second largest town in County Galway, in the western part of Ireland. It is believed to be Europe's oldest and largest Horse Fair, dating back to the 18th century. This annual event attracts up to 100,000 visitors"
"Cumberland, Maine Cumberland is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,211 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cumberland is one of the wealthiest municipalities in the state. Cumberland, Maine (also known as Cumberland Center), was once part of North Yarmouth, but in 1821, it was incorporated as its own town. The town was officially named by Ephraim Sturdivant when the new town government elected him to do the task. The Cumberland Fair, one of the state's larger agricultural fairs, has been held yearly in Cumberland at"
"frame. Each horse is accompanied by a small group of musicians and attendants. The Town Horse is accompanied by ""Gullivers"", dressed similarly to the horse but without the large frame; as at Padstow, smaller, children's horses have sometimes been constructed . The horses' visits are (or were) believed to bring good luck. In the past there was also a similar hobby horse based at the nearby village of Dunster, which would sometimes visit Minehead . The Minehead horse has also visited Dunster Castle on May Day. At Combe Martin in Devon a custom called ""The Hunting of the Earl of"
"May. The event has been running since 2006, and revived an old tradition of a fair that was held in the village for centuries. Rare breeds of farm animals are displayed, and rosettes and prizes are awarded across various categories. In 2012, more than 10,000 people attended Nobber Fair Day. Nobber has 22 townlands. They are: Cruicetown is the largest townland and Leafin is the smallest. Nobber Nobber ( – referring to a moat around a Norman castle) is a village in north County Meath, Ireland.The village is located near a river called the Dee () and near Whitewood Lake,"
"cattle drovers. Monkhill, today, is a quiet little hamlet. Monkhill, Cumbria Monkhill is a small village in the civil parish of Beaumont, in City of Carlisle District, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the small city of Carlisle and the villages of Burgh by Sands and Kirkandrews-on-Eden. Monkhill has a pub called the Drovers Rest Inn and a Methodist Chapel with adjoining School Room which holds local village events. The village is situated on the course of a ""vallum"" associated with Hadrian's Wall and is near the narrowest point of the River Eden, the site was a"
"Devon Horse Show The Devon Horse Show, also known as The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair is an annual horse show which has been held late May through early June in Devon, Pennsylvania since 1896. It is the oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse show in the U.S. The event serves as a fundraiser for Bryn Mawr Hospital. Since 1896, the Devon Horse Show is the oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse competition in the United States. The Annual Horse show and Country Fair promotes horsemanship and horse breeding for conformation, performance and speed. The original ideas and activities"
"Nithraid The Nithraid is an annual sail, row boat race and festival held in the town of Dumfries, Scotland. Competitors race small boats up the River Nith from Carsethorn to Mill Green in the centre of Dumfries on the high tide. There are three bridges along the river that require boats to lower masts or even deliberately capsize to pass under. A festival takes place at the finish line at Mill Green, with activities, acoustic music sets and local artists on show. The Nithraid takes place in August/September each year, and has been running since 2013. The 2016 Nithraid took"
"Ballinasloe Horse Fair The Ballinasloe Horse Fair is a horse fair which is held annually at Ballinasloe, the second largest town in County Galway, in the western part of Ireland. It is believed to be Europe's oldest and largest Horse Fair, dating back to the 18th century. This annual event attracts up to 100,000 visitors from all over the world, with many returning to the town year after year. This festival is one of the most important social and economic events in the life of the town. The town is also renowned for horse and pony riding, show jumping and"