Cumwhinton

Cumwhinton
Cumwhinton
	; Railway Station, now a private residence
	Cumwhinton Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Cumwhinton Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY451528
Civil parish	Wetheral ;
District	City of Carlisle ;
Shire county	Cumbria ;
Region	North West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA4
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Carlisle ;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°52′01″N2°51′14″W / 54.867°N 2.854°W Coordinates: 54°52′01″N2°51′14″W / 54.867°N 2.854°W

Last updated March 13, 2022

Cumwhinton is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is around one mile away from both Scotby and Wetheral, and four miles from Carlisle. The village lies in Wetheral civil parish.

History and facilities

A hamlet was established at Cumwhinton by the middle of the 12th century, initially under the name Cumquintina, believed to be named after Saint Quentin.^[1] The site also had a manor owned by the Bavin family, who gave it to Lanercost Priory after three generations of ownership.^[2]

By 1831, Cumwhinton was a joint township with nearby Cotehill, also in Wetheral parish, and had a population of 472.^[3]

Cumwhinton is a small village by local standards. Despite its small size, it is home to a pub, a village hall and a village shop.

Cumwhinton Primary School provides educational facilities for children in the village. In 2008 a new extension was opened for pupils with autism, one of only four in the county; the building was unveiled by footballer Matt Jansen, a former pupil at the school.^[4]

Cumwhinton is often confused with the village of Cumwhitton a few miles to the east.^[5]

Railway station

Cumwhinton had a railway station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between Scotby and Cotehill, but this was closed to passengers in 1956.^[6] The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.^[7] The station building, which dates from 1875 and remains in use as a private dwelling (the platforms and former waiting shelter also survive), was Grade II listed in 1984.^[8]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Cotehill		Midland Railway Settle-Carlisle Railway		Scotby

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References

↑ Sedgefield, Walter John (1915). The Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland. Manchester University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-141-63858-1. cumwhinton.
↑ Carlisle, Nicholas (1822). Collections for a history of the ancient family of Carlisle. W. Nicol. p. 5. ISBN 0-948130-59-8.
↑ Lewis, Samuel (1831). A topographical dictionary of England. S. Lewis and co. p. 570. cumwhinton.
↑ Whittle, Justin (18 October 2008). "Soccer ace Matt Jansen unveils autism centre at Cumwhinton school". Whitehaven News . Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
↑ Cumwhinton Horse Trials - Where are we Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Trains Illustrated annual. Ian Allan Publishing. 1966. p. 54.
↑ "Notes by the Way" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ Cumwhinton Station, Wetheral britishlistedbuildings.co.uk

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[1] Sedgefield, Walter John (1915). The Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland. Manchester University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-141-63858-1. cumwhinton.

[2] Carlisle, Nicholas (1822). Collections for a history of the ancient family of Carlisle. W. Nicol. p. 5. ISBN 0-948130-59-8.

[3] Lewis, Samuel (1831). A topographical dictionary of England. S. Lewis and co. p. 570. cumwhinton.

[4] Whittle, Justin (18 October 2008). "Soccer ace Matt Jansen unveils autism centre at Cumwhinton school". Whitehaven News . Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.

[5] Cumwhinton Horse Trials - Where are we Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Trains Illustrated annual. Ian Allan Publishing. 1966. p. 54.

[7] "Notes by the Way" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] Cumwhinton Station, Wetheral britishlistedbuildings.co.uk

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