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St Bees Man: Who Was The Medieval Mummy Buried In A Lead Coffin?

IFL Science 03 Nov 2023
Known as St Bees Man, researchers now believe they ... The mysterious discovery was unearthed in 1981 from a vault found beneath the ruined chancel aisle of St Bees Priory in Cumbria, northern England.
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Cumbrian coal: the 18th-century poem that perfectly encapsulated Whitehaven’s mining culture

The Conversation 15 Dec 2022
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Showing Flatt Hall by Matthias Read (1730-1735) ... The colliery’s opponents seem poised to launch a legal challenge ... The monks of St Bees Priory granted permission for coal to be dug around Whitehaven as early as the 13th century ... .
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A walk across fells to a great pub: the Kirkstile Inn, Lake District

The Guardian 08 Jul 2022
Then a farm, it was sold by west Cumbria’s St Bees Priory after the dissolution of the monasteries ... ....
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