Green

There are not enough village greens anymore!
I didn't really realise how important a village green was for a while because I always lived in places that didn't have one, but now that I live in a place that does it just jumps out as a social centre.
Garrigill has been around since the 12th century when it was Gerards Gill, or Gerards Valley (Gill is Norse for steep sided valley). So I guess that someone called Gerard once owned the place.
The village green is around what used to be the old blacksmith, and I guess as the blacksmith was quite a focal point that it stands to reason that the pub, the church and a lot of old barns are now very close. 

It's easy to point out a village green as being in the centre of an old village, but Garrigill is so small that it is within a few minutes of every property.

One of the old water pumps is still on the green in the place where the well that served the forge used to stand. That pump no longer works, it would be nice to get it working again one day, I might make that a project.
There is another water pump still operating on the bridge out of the village. If you go past give it a blast, but stand back as there is water pressure and lots of it.