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Warcop
Warcop est un village et une commune du district de l'Eden en Cumbria (Angleterre). Il se situe le long de la route A66 approximativement à huit kilomètres de Kirkby Stephen.
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St Columba's Church, Warcop
St Columba's Church is in the village of Warcop, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with St Theobald, Musgrave and nine other parishes to form the Heart of Eden benefice. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. On Saint Peter's Day, 29 June, each year the church hosts a rushbearing ceremony.
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Warcop railway station
Warcop railway station was situated on the Eden Valley Railway between Penrith and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Warcop. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862, and closed on 22 January 1962. Freight traffic and the occasional troop special continued to use the line through the station (latterly serving a nearby Army camp) until at least May 1987.
The station was host to camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1934 and 1935.
In 1995 the Eden Valley Railway Society, now renamed the Eden Valley Railway Trust, was formed with the aim of restoring the line and reintroducing a train service. Passenger trains resumed running from Warcop in 2006 however in May 2007 an army lorry struck the railway bridge near Warcop causing the suspension of passenger services. The bridge was repaired in 2008, but too late for the 2008 season. Services recommenced in 2009.
The line is upgrading the track for public service towards Appleby East railway station (Phase 1).
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Eden Valley Railway (heritage railway)
The Eden Valley Railway (EVR) is a standard gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. It runs over a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) section of the original Eden Valley Railway in a north-westerly direction from the line's base at Warcop station. The line is run by the Eden Valley Railway Trust, formerly the Eden Valley Railway Society.
The railway operates passenger trains from March to September on the weekends and Bank Holidays and some weekday workings in summer.
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Flitholme
Flitholme is a hamlet in the parish of Musgrave, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria.
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Sandford, Cumbria
Sandford is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the A66 road. It has one pub.