Coupland, Cumbria

Coupland
Village
Southfield Farm
Coupland Location in the former Eden District Show map of the former Eden District Coupland Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY711188
Civil parish	Warcop
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND
Postcode district	CA16
Dialling code	017683
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°33′50″N2°26′46″W / 54.564°N 2.446°W / 54.564; -2.446

Coupland is a small village in Cumbria, England, in the civil parish of Warcop. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland, just to the north of the A66, ^[1] and lies within the historic county boundaries of Westmorland.

The name 'coupland' may be a corruption of the surname coupman (cf. Kaupmann) ^[2]

Geography

Coupland Beck is a minor river that flows into the river Eden south of Coupland. Hilton Beck merges with Coupland Beck at the village of Coupland.

Coupland Beck Viaduct (also called Hilton Beck Viaduct) is a five arched, single track railway viaduct that carried the Eden Valley Railway over the stream, The preserved EVR hopes to aimfully restore the line across the viaduct towards Appleby someday.

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Murton, Cumbria

References

1. Cumbria: Webster's Facts and Phrases, 2008, p. 60, google books preview
2. The Northmen in Cumberland & Westmoreland, Robert Ferguson, 1856, google books