Oxenholme

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Oxenholme
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Station Inn, Oxenholme
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Oxenholme
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference SD530898
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KENDAL
Postcode district LA9
Dialling code 01539
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54°18′06″N2°43′25″W / 54.30163°N 2.72373°W / 54.30163; -2.72373

Oxenholme is a village in England just south of the town of Kendal, with which it has begun to merge. It is best known for Oxenholme Lake District railway station on the West Coast Main Line. By strict English definition, Oxenholme is a hamlet rather than a village, as it does not have a church.

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History

Oxenholme station opened in 1847 as Kendal Junction and was renamed Oxenholme in 1860. The village grew around the station and is named after Oxenholme Farm. The station name had the suffix "Lake District" added in 1988.

Name

View of Kendal from the Helm, a hill at Oxenholme View of Kendal from the Helm at Oxenholme.jpg
View of Kendal from the Helm, a hill at Oxenholme

The village has always been called Oxenholme, after a farm whose name suggests a cow farm. The name is usually pronounced oxen-home, though pronounced ox-nome locally. [1]

Governance

The village is part of the Kendal civil parish.

The village is in the Kendal South ward on Westmorland and Furness unitary authority [2] and Kendal Town Council.

As of 2023 Oxenholme has been represented by Jonathan Brook [3] and Doug Rathbone, [4] both members of the Liberal Democrat Party. [5]

As of 2022 Oxenholme has been represented by Liberal Democrat Guy Tirvengadum on Kendal Town Coucil [6]

It is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and the MP as of 2024 [7] is Liberal Democrat Tim Farron.

Crime

Oxenholme has a low crime rate; only one crime, a minor theft, was reported in 2009.

Health

The village is part of the Cumbrian National Health Service area. Westmorland General Hospital, the local hospital, is located just outside the village.

Transport

Oxenholme railway station Oxenholme Lake District.jpg
Oxenholme railway station

Oxenholme Lake District station, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line and the Windermere Branch Line. The A65 runs through the village and is close to the M6 motorway. The village has nine bus stops and is served by routes 41, 41A and 561.

The nearest airports are Leeds Bradford (62 miles) and Teesside International (70 miles) and Manchester (78 miles).

Media

The local newspaper covering the area is The Westmorland Gazette .

Local radio includes BBC Radio Cumbria, Heart North West and Smooth North West.

The village is covered by both the ITV Border and BBC North West TV regions.

Oxenholme in the news

Oxenholme appears in the news more often than a typical settlement of its size. Most of the news is to do with the railway.

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References

  1. ↑ "Things to do in Oxenholme, Cumbria". About Britain. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-04/26626%20WFC%20Council%20Ward%20Map%20final.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. ↑ "Councillor details - Jonathan Brook".
  4. ↑ "Councillor details - Doug Rathbone".
  5. ↑ "Council election ward results May 2022 | Westmorland and Furness Council".
  6. ↑ "Your Council".
  7. ↑ https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4395/overview [ bare URL ]
  8. ↑ Patrick Christys (14 February 2015). "A black day' - Memorial service held for victim of Oxenholme shooting". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Life sentence for train murder of student". The Guardian. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  10. ↑ "How Cumbria rail crash unfolded". BBC News. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
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