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Warcop
Warcop in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Warcop is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Warcop is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, which had a population of 532 at the 2011 census. It is near the A66 road, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Kirkby Stephen and 5 miles south of Appleby-in-Westmorland.
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Background
History
The local Church of England parish is St Columba's Church, Warcop, which is a Norman church and is built on the site of a Roman marching camp. It holds an annual "Rushbearing Festival" each year in late June. Warcop boasts the oldest usable bridge over the River Eden, which dates from the 14th century or earlier. The village has houses that date from at least the 15th century: Warcop Tower c. 1400 or before and Warcop Hall c. 1500; other houses date from the 17th or 18th century to the present day. It was historically part of Westmorland until 1974. Warcop had its own railway station, Warcop railway station from 1862, which closed in 1962. The station yard (the station house is a private…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5250, -2.4268
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Warcop
- Postcode
- CA16 6PZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Warcop?
- Warcop is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5250°, -2.4268°.