PLUMPTON-WALL, a chapelry in the parish of
LAZONBY, LEATH ward, county of CUMBERLAND, 5.
miles (N. by W.) from Penrith, containing 268 inha*
bitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry
and diocese of Carlisle, endowed with £200
royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Bishop of
Carlisle. The chapel, dedicated to St. John the Baptist,
was built by subscription among the inhabitants.
This was the ancient Foreda, where a Roman altar has
been found; and at Castle Steads, in the neighbourhood,
an inscribed stone, with a bust, was discovered.