Crosscrake

Crosscrake
St. Thomas' Church, Crosscrake
Crosscrake Location in former South Lakeland district Show map of the former South Lakeland district Crosscrake Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD523870
Civil parish	Stainton
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kendal
Postcode district	LA8
Dialling code	015395
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°16′37″N2°43′52″W / 54.277°N 2.731°W / 54.277; -2.731

Crosscrake is a village in the civil parish of Stainton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is just off the M6 Junction 36, just South of Kendal on the A6, between the villages/hamlets Stainton, Sedgwick and Barrows Green.

About

Crosscrake is a parish in the Kendal ward. Formerly, it was part of Heversham Parish. It is a small, rural village with a school (Crosscrake C of E School) and a church, St. Thomas', Crosscrake.

Church

St. Thomas' Church was built by Paley and Austin in 1875 of square slate blocks. It was built in the style of the 12th century to 13th century. It has a nave, a chancel and transepts. It also has two stained glass windows, with the eastern facing one being made by Clayton and Bell.

References

• http://www.visitcumbria.com/churches/crosscrake.htm

External links

Media related to Crosscrake at Wikimedia Commons