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Warcop
Location within Cumbria
Population532 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference NY7214
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  • Warcop
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND
Postcode district CA16
Dialling code 01768
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54°31′30″N2°25′36″W / 54.52499°N 2.42677°W / 54.52499; -2.42677

Warcop is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, which had a population of 532 at the 2011 census. [1]

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It is near the A66 road, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Kirkby Stephen and 5 miles south of Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Name

The name Warcop means 'hill with a cairn', and was spelt Warthecopp and otherwise in the 13th century and earlier. It is a compound word that combines viking age Old Norse varða (cairn, a pile of stones) and the Old English copp (a summit or hill top). [2] The lords of the manor of Warthecopp / Warcop over time changed their surname from Warthecopp to Warcop.

History

The local Church of England parish is St Columba's Church, Warcop, which is a Norman church and is built on the site of a Roman marching camp. It holds an annual "Rushbearing Festival" each year in late June. Warcop boasts the oldest usable bridge over the River Eden, which dates from the 14th century or earlier.

The village has houses that date from at least the 15th century: Warcop Tower c. 1400 or before and Warcop Hall c. 1500; other houses date from the 17th or 18th century to the present day. It was historically part of Westmorland until 1974. [3]

Warcop had its own railway station, Warcop railway station from 1862, which closed in 1962. The station yard (the station house is a private residence) has now reopened as part of the Eden Valley Railway.

The Ministry of Defence operates the Warcop Training Area to the North West of Warcop, providing tank and infantry training.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Murton with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,352. [4]

Climate

Climate data for Warcop, Elevation: 227 m (745 ft), 1991–2020 normals
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)5.8
(42.4)
6.3
(43.3)
8.3
(46.9)
11.2
(52.2)
14.4
(57.9)
16.8
(62.2)
18.7
(65.7)
18.0
(64.4)
15.8
(60.4)
12.2
(54.0)
8.7
(47.7)
6.3
(43.3)
11.9
(53.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)3.4
(38.1)
3.6
(38.5)
5.1
(41.2)
7.4
(45.3)
10.2
(50.4)
12.8
(55.0)
14.8
(58.6)
14.4
(57.9)
12.3
(54.1)
9.2
(48.6)
6.0
(42.8)
3.7
(38.7)
8.6
(47.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)1.0
(33.8)
0.9
(33.6)
1.8
(35.2)
3.6
(38.5)
6.0
(42.8)
8.9
(48.0)
10.9
(51.6)
10.8
(51.4)
8.8
(47.8)
6.1
(43.0)
3.3
(37.9)
1.0
(33.8)
5.3
(41.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)93.7
(3.69)
76.3
(3.00)
62.6
(2.46)
50.6
(1.99)
52.9
(2.08)
63.3
(2.49)
75.9
(2.99)
89.7
(3.53)
74.0
(2.91)
94.2
(3.71)
101.3
(3.99)
104.2
(4.10)
938.7
(36.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)14.912.712.310.910.711.312.313.011.815.316.115.5156.8
Source: Met Office [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Warcop Parish (E04002580)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. English Place-Names Society: Warcop. Accessed 17 Oct 2022.
  3. "History of Warcop, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. "Ward population 2015" . Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. "Warcop Climate". Met Office . Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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