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Corkickle
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C2C Cycleway under the railway at Corkickle
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Corkickle
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Corkickle
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference NX979170
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District
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WHITEHAVEN
Postcode district CA28
Dialling code 01946
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54°32′17″N3°34′37″W / 54.538°N 3.577°W / 54.538; -3.577 Coordinates: 54°32′17″N3°34′37″W / 54.538°N 3.577°W / 54.538; -3.577

Corkickle is a suburb of Whitehaven in Cumbria, England. It is served by Corkickle railway station. [1]

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References

  1. "Cumbria Coast Line". cumbriancoastline. Retrieved 11 August 2012.