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Rowrah railway station
Rowrah railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway. It served the village of Rowrah, Cumbria, England.
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Rowrah
Rowrah is a village in Cumbria, England, and spans the civil parishes of Arlecdon and Frizington and Lamplugh. The majority of Rowrah is within Arlecdon and Frizington. The parish boundaries are formed from the Windergill Beck and Colliergate Beck: as such nine properties, Rowrah Hall Farm, Rowrah Hall, Ainsdale House, Rowrah Head, four properties on Pheasants Rise and Rowrah Station technically fall within Lamplugh.
Until 1974 Rowrah was part of the county of Cumberland.
Like many of the towns and villages in Cumberland, Rowrah is not mentioned in the Domesday Book as in 1092, the date of the book, the majority of Cumberland was within the kingdom of Scotland. Cumberland, and therefore Rowrah, did not permanently become part of England until 1273 with the signing of the Treaty of York.
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High Leys
High Leys is located to the south-east of Rowrah in Cumbria (map), along the C2C cycle route prior to Sheriffs Gate.
The status of national nature reserve was awarded to High Leys due to its meadow status and the traditional hay-making and grazing methods employed during the land's working lifetime.
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Arlecdon railway station
Arlecdon railway station served the village of Arlecdon in the former English county of Cumberland, now part of Cumbria.
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Kelton Head
Kelton Head is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It has just four houses, and is very close to Kelton Head Quarry, near Rowrah. Despite this, it is in the Lamplugh Neighbourhood.