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Knock
Knock — village in Cumbria, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Appleby · 6.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Knock is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: CA16. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cumbria, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.6372°, -2.4962°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MOOR HOUSE-UPPER TEESDALE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Knock is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, and 1.9 km northwest of the larger village of Dufton and 3.1 km south of the village of Milburn. It lies midway between Cross Fell to the north and the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland to the south. Knock is situated 1 km east of the small hamlet and farm, Knock Cross.
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Background
History
The place-name 'Knock' is first attested in a Yorkshire charter from between 1150 and 1162, where it appears as Chonoc-salchild. It appears as Knok in an Inquisition post mortem of 1323. The name means 'hillock', from the Brittonic *cnuc, Old Irish cnocc or Irish cnoc; an apparent reference to the nearby Knock Pike, which is 1,306 feet high, and can be seen in the photo to the right. Circa 1870, it had a population of 197 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Knock is also shown on Thomas Jefferys's 1770 map of Westmorland. Knock once had a Methodist chapel, but that was closed and the chapel at Dufton was renamed "Dufton with Knock Methodist Church". The former chapel…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6372, -2.4962
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Long Marton
- Postcode
- CA16
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Appleby — 6.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q592786 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Knock, Cumbria (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Road junction at the western end of Knock village (geograph 4573723).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knock?
- Knock is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA16), in the parish of Long Marton.
- Is Knock a protected site?
- Yes — Knock is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the MOOR HOUSE-UPPER TEESDALE National Nature Reserve.
- Is Knock free to visit?
- Yes, Knock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Knock?
- The nearest railway station is Appleby, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA16.