Bampton Conservation Area
Why is Bampton special?
Bampton is one of a string of settlements within the Lowther Valley which have attractive architectural and historic character. This includes:
- Small historic village clustered around the junction of roads leading to Askham, Haweswater and Shap and the important historic crossing point of the Howes Beck
- Rural location on the floodplain of the Lowther Valley with attractive views
- Many buildings with architectural and historic quality, four of which are grade II listed buildings, including some good examples of the vernacular tradition
- The sixteenth century dovecote (grade II) in the grounds of Bampton Hall is the earliest known structure in the village
- The former corn mill and a nineteenth century limekiln (grade II) stands to the west of St Patrick’s Well Public House
- Palette of building materials reflects the underlying geology, carboniferous limestone
- Surviving stretches of traditional cobbled street surfaces
- Important individual trees and tree groups