Ravenglass

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Ravenglass is an English coastal village in west Cumbria that lies between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven, on the estuary of three rivers: the Esk, Mite and Irt. It is the only coastal village in the Lake District National Park. Formerly in the historical county of Cumberland, it is now part of the civil parish of Muncaster, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. There are multiple explanations of the origin of the name Ravenglass. One is that it may be derived from the Brittonic Cumbric languiage yr afon glas, meaning "the greenish or blueish river". The name may also be of Norse-Irish origin, containing the Irish personal name Glas and meaning "Glas's part or share". The terminal element might be Gaelic glas, "small stream". Also suggested is derivation from the Old Norse personal name Hrafnkell, suffixed with Old Norse óss, "estuary". The village dates back to at least the 2nd century, when it was an important naval base for the Romans. The Latin name of the settlement was long thought to be Glannoventa.