The author, Keith Cooper, is a native of County Durham, spending much of his early life in a farm setting. He studied modern history at the University of Oxford but did not pursue a career related to that discipline. After a working life spent largely in university administration in Ireland and the UK, he retired in 2013.
Since retirement, he has developed a new enthusiasm for history, especially for the study of local history. He moved to Cumbria in 2017 but has had a connection with Great Asby, near Appleby in Westmorland, for more than twenty years. This volume grew from one facet of Keith’s many and wide-ranging explorations of the history and landscape of this parish.

The author, Keith Cooper, is a native of County Durham, spending much of his early life in a farm setting. He studied modern history at the University of Oxford but did not pursue a career related to that discipline. After a working life spent largely in university administration in Ireland and the UK, he retired in 2013.
Since retirement, he has developed a new enthusiasm for history, especially for the study of local history. He moved to Cumbria in 2017 but has had a connection with Great Asby, near Appleby in Westmorland, for more than twenty years. This volume grew from one facet of Keith’s many and wide-ranging explorations of the history and landscape of this parish.