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Cumwhinton

Village in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	cumwhintonStation.jpg
static_image_caption	Railway Station, now a private residence
coordinates
official_name	Cumwhinton
civil_parish	Wetheral
unitary_england	Cumberland
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Carlisle
post_town	CARLISLE
postcode_district	CA4
postcode_area	CA
dial_code	01228
os_grid_reference	NY451528
pushpin_map	United Kingdom City of Carlisle
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

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. The site also had a manor owned by the Bavin family, who gave it to Lanercost Priory after three generations of ownership.

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

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.

Cumwhinton is often confused with the village of Cumwhitton a few miles to the east.

Railway station

Cumwhinton had a railway station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between Scotby and Cotehill, but this was closed to passengers in 1956. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders. 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.

References

Sedgefield, Walter John. (1915). "The Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland". [[Manchester University Press]].
Carlisle, Nicholas. (1822). "Collections for a history of the ancient family of Carlisle". W. Nicol.
Lewis, Samuel. (1831). "A topographical dictionary of England". S. Lewis and co..
Whittle, Justin. (18 October 2008). "Soccer ace Matt Jansen unveils autism centre at Cumwhinton school". [[Whitehaven News]].
[http://www.cumwhintonhorsetrials.co.uk/Location.html Cumwhinton Horse Trials - Where are we] {{webarchive. link. (2010-07-22)
(1966). "Trains Illustrated annual". [[Ian Allan Publishing]].
. (1 November 1884). ["Notes by the Way."](http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18841101/022/0005). *Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald*.
[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-77780-cumwhinton-station-wetheral Cumwhinton Station, Wetheral] ''britishlistedbuildings.co.uk''

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