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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.

1. Name

The name Warcop means 'hill with a cairn', and was spelt Warthecopp and otherwise in the 13th century and earlier. It is a compound word that combines viking age Old Norse varða (cairn, a pile of stones) and the Old English copp (a summit or hill top). The lords of the manor of Warthecopp / Warcop over time changed their surname from Warthecopp to Warcop.

1. 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 residence) has now reopened as part of the Eden Valley Railway. The Ministry of Defence operates the Warcop Training Area to the North West of Warcop, providing tank and infantry training.

1. Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Murton with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,352.

1. Climate


1. See also

Listed buildings in Warcop

1. References


1. Location grid


1. External links

Media related to Warcop at Wikimedia Commons Cumbria County History Trust: Warcop (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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St Columba's Church, Warcop

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