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{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image = The Ship, Dovenby - geograph.org.uk - 1805378.jpg
| static_image_caption = ''The Ship'' public house, Dovenby
| coordinates = {{coord|54.68|-3.41|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Dovenby
| population =
| civil_parish = [[Bridekirk]]
| unitary_england = [[Cumberland (unitary authority)|Cumberland]]
| lieutenancy_england = [[Cumbria]]
| metropolitan_borough =
| metropolitan_county =
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [[Penrith and Solway (UK Parliament constituency)|Penrith and Solway]]
| post_town = COCKERMOUTH
| postcode_district = CA13
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code = 01900
| os_grid_reference = NY0933
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Allerdale
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Allerdale]], [[Cumbria]]
}}
'''Dovenby ''' is a village and former [[civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Bridekirk]], in the [[Cumberland (unitary authority)|Cumberland]] district, in the county of [[Cumbria]], England. It is on the [[A594 road (Cumbria)|A594 road]] and is {{convert|2.5|mi|1}} north west of [[Cockermouth]], {{convert|2.6|mi|1}} east of [[Dearham]], {{convert|4.5|mi|1}} east of [[Maryport]], {{convert|7.4|mi|1}} north east of [[Workington]] and {{convert|27|mi|1}} south west of [[Carlisle]]. In 1931 the parish had a population of 163.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10094768/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Dovenby Tn/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=30 December 2021}}</ref>

==Etymology==
'Dovenby' is 'Dufan's bȳ' or 'Dufan's hamlet or village'. 'Bȳ' is late [[Old English]], from [[Old Norse]] 'býr'. The personal name 'Dufan' "is of Irish origin (OIr 'Dubhán'), a diminutive of 'dubh', 'black', but it is on record from [[Iceland]]."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Armstrong|first=A. M.|last2=Mawer|first2=A.|last3=Stenton|first3=F. M.|last4=Dickens|first4=B.|title=The place-names of Cumberland|volume=Part 2|series=English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1950|page=284}}</ref>

==Governance==
Dovenby is part of the [[Penrith and Solway (UK Parliament constituency)|Penrith and Solway]] constituency for the UK parliament.

For [[Local Government]] purposes it's in the [[Cumberland (unitary authority)|Cumberland]] [[unitary authority]] area.

It was previously part of the ''Broughton St Bridget's'' [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of [[Allerdale Borough Council]]. This ward stretched north to [[Bridekirk]] with a total population at the 2011 Census of 4,178.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/broughton-st-bridgets-e05003117#sthash.ilZBjT98.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> Dovenby was part of the ''Dearham and Broughton'' Ward of [[Cumbria County Council]].

For [[Parish councils in England|Parish Council]] purposes Dovenby belongs to ''[http://www.bridekirkparish.org.uk Bridekirk Parish Council]'', along with the villages of [[Tallentire]] and [[Bridekirk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bridekirkparish.org.uk/|title= Bridekirk Parish Council}}</ref>

Dovenby was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] in Bridekirk parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3229|title=History of Dovenby, in Allerdale and Cumberland|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=30 December 2021}}</ref> from 1866 Dovenby was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1934 and merged with Bridekirk.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10094768|title=Relationships and changes Dovenby Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=30 December 2021}}</ref>

==Dovenby Hall==
{{Main|Dovenby Hall}}

The oldest part of the estate is a 13th century [[peel tower]]. The main house was built for Sir Thomas Lamplugh in the 16th century and, after the house came into the ownership of the [[Dykes (surname)|Dykes]] family in about 1800,<ref>{{cite web |date=1964 |title=Some portraits at Dovenby Hall |url=http://clanbarker.com/histories/Br/portraits/portraits.php |accessdate=19 July 2015 |publisher=Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society |doi=10.5284/1062323}}</ref> it was remodelled for the Ballentine-Dykes family in the early 19th century.

The house was acquired by the local authorities from [[Colonel]] Ballantine-Dykes for use as a [[Psychiatric hospital|mental hospital]] in 1930.<ref name=msport>{{cite web|url=https://www.m-sport.co.uk/dovenby-hall-history|title=Dovenby Hall History|publisher=M Sport|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref> Following the closure of the hospital, it was bought by [[Malcolm Wilson (rally driver)|Malcolm Wilson]], a former [[Rallying|rally driver]], in January 1998 and, after a major refurbishment, then became home to [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'s [[World Rally Championship]] team.<ref name=msport/>

==M-Sport==
{{Main|M-Sport}}

Dovenby is the [[headquarters]] of [[M-Sport]] the [[auto racing]] team.

==Notable people==
*[[Malcolm Wilson (rally driver)|Malcolm Wilson]] (born 1956), rally driver and rally-team owner
*[[Matthew Wilson]] (born 29 January 1987), rally driver

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Bridekirk]]

{{portal|Cumbria}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Dovenby}}
* [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/dovenby Cumbria County History Trust: Dovenby]

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[[Category:Villages in Cumbria]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in Cumbria]]
[[Category:Bridekirk]]

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