St Bega’s church, Bassenthwaite Lake
This ancient church is dedicated to St Bega, an Irish virgin who is reputed to have lived part of her live as an anchoress at St Bees in Cumbria. Her cult centred on the Benedictine priory of St Bees, but is also to be found elsewhere in Cumbria, for example at this little church in the middle of a field by Bassenthwaite Lake. The church has, apparently, no connection with St Bees Priory.
Erica and I came across St Bega’s church on the first day of our walking holiday in the Lake District.
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Nice photo. I hadn’t realised the history of this particular church, despite having walked past it many times.
It’s a fascinating history, another of those wonderful corners of English life about which we are so often ignorant. I must say I hadn’t realized the history until I came to post the photo on my blog and started to search the web for information about the church.
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