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Wreay
Wreay ( REE-ə) is a village in the civil parish of St Cuthbert Without, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies on the River Petteril, and the M6 motorway, A6 trunk road and West Coast Main Line railway all skirt the village. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Carlisle.
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St Mary's Church, Wreay
St Mary's Church, Wreay is the Church of England parish church of Wreay in Cumbria. It was designed by Sara Losh in about 1835 and built between 1840 and 1842. It is notable as the earliest known example in Britain of a revival of Lombard architecture. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Prominent in the churchyard are a mausoleum of Sara Losh's sister, Katharine, and a copy of the Bewcastle Cross.
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Wreay railway station
Wreay railway station in St Cuthbert Without parish, was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) between Carlisle and Penrith. It served the village of Wreay, Cumbria, England. The station opened in 1852, and closed on 16 August 1943.
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Brisco railway station
Brisco railway station (NY4313251259) in St Cuthbert Without parish, was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) between Carlisle and Penrith. It served the rural district of Brisco and Newbiggin Hall, Cumbria, England. The station opened on 17 December 1846, and closed in December 1852.
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Burthwaite
Burthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England.
The history of Burthwaite is synonymous with the history of Blackhall Park Estate
also called Blackwell Park in some records. Until recent times the owner of Blackhall Park
also owned all eight cottages, the two farms of Orchard House, Burthwaite Croft and the
small holding of Burthwaite Villa (now Thwaite House). A website of the history researched by villagers is at http://burthwaite.weebly.com/
This historical report begins with the birth of John Pearson christened on 23 Oct 1787 son of Adam Pearson farmer of Bell Bridge Sebergham, his wife Elizabeth.