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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Warcop > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Warcop.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcop > Source revision: 1305205439 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Village in Cumbria, England}} {{other uses}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2014}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Warcop | static_image_name = Warcop - geograph.org.uk - 30200.jpg | static_image_caption = Warcop | country = England | region = North West England | os_grid_reference = NY7214 | coordinates = {{coord|54.52499|-2.42677|display=inline,title}} | post_town = APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND | postcode_area = CA | postcode_district = CA16 | dial_code = 01768 | constituency_westminster = [Westmorland and Lonsdale](/source/Westmorland_and_Lonsdale_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) | civil_parish = Warcop | unitary_england = [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness) | lieutenancy_england = [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria) | population = 532 | population_ref = ''(2011)'' }} '''Warcop''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parishes_in_England) in [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness), [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England, which had a population of 532 at the 2011 census.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002580|title=Warcop Parish|access-date=21 April 2021}} It is near the [A66 road](/source/A66_road), {{convert|5|mi|km}} north of [Kirkby Stephen](/source/Kirkby_Stephen) and 5 miles south of [Appleby-in-Westmorland](/source/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).[http://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/Westmorland/Warcop/532876a2b47fc40c6f0013fc-Warcop English Place-Names Society: Warcop]. Accessed 17 Oct 2022. 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](/source/St_Columba's_Church%2C_Warcop), which is a Norman church and is built on the site of a Roman marching camp. It holds an annual "[Rushbearing](/source/Rushbearing) Festival" each year in late June. Warcop boasts the oldest usable bridge over the [River Eden](/source/River_Eden%2C_Cumbria), 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](/source/Westmorland) until 1974.{{Cite web|title=History of Warcop, in Eden and Westmorland {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2035|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}} Warcop had its own railway station, [Warcop railway station](/source/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](/source/Eden_Valley_Railway_(heritage_railway)). The [Ministry of Defence](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)) operates the [Warcop Training Area](/source/Warcop_Training_Area) to the North West of Warcop, providing tank and infantry training. ==Governance== An [electoral ward](/source/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom) in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to [Murton](/source/Murton%2C_Cumbria) with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,352.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/warcop-e05003234#sthash.iGvW5zSd.dpbs|title=Ward population 2015|accessdate=23 June 2015}} ==Climate== {{Weather box |location = Warcop, Elevation: {{convert|227|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |width = auto |Jan high C = 5.8 |Feb high C = 6.3 |Mar high C = 8.3 |Apr high C = 11.2 |May high C = 14.4 |Jun high C = 16.8 |Jul high C = 18.7 |Aug high C = 18.0 |Sep high C = 15.8 |Oct high C = 12.2 |Nov high C = 8.7 |Dec high C = 6.3 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 3.4 |Feb mean C = 3.6 |Mar mean C = 5.1 |Apr mean C = 7.4 |May mean C = 10.2 |Jun mean C = 12.8 |Jul mean C = 14.8 |Aug mean C = 14.4 |Sep mean C = 12.3 |Oct mean C = 9.2 |Nov mean C = 6.0 |Dec mean C = 3.7 |year mean C = |Jan low C = 1.0 |Feb low C = 0.9 |Mar low C = 1.8 |Apr low C = 3.6 |May low C = 6.0 |Jun low C = 8.9 |Jul low C = 10.9 |Aug low C = 10.8 |Sep low C = 8.8 |Oct low C = 6.1 |Nov low C = 3.3 |Dec low C = 1.0 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 93.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 76.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 62.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 50.6 |May precipitation mm = 52.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 63.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 75.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 89.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 74.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 94.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 101.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 104.2 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 14.9 |Feb precipitation days = 12.7 |Mar precipitation days = 12.3 |Apr precipitation days = 10.9 |May precipitation days = 10.7 |Jun precipitation days = 11.3 |Jul precipitation days = 12.3 |Aug precipitation days = 13.0 |Sep precipitation days = 11.8 |Oct precipitation days = 15.3 |Nov precipitation days = 16.1 |Dec precipitation days = 15.5 |year precipitation days = |source = [Met Office](/source/Met_Office){{cite web | url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcwq3ndbv | title = Warcop Climate | accessdate = 22 May 2024 |publisher = [Met Office](/source/Met_Office)}} }} ==See also== {{portal|Cumbria}} *[Listed buildings in Warcop](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Warcop) ==References== {{reflist}} {{clear}} ==Location grid== {{NSEW|[Hilton](/source/Hilton%2C_Cumbria)|[Soulby](/source/Soulby%2C_Kirkby_Stephen)|[Flitholme](/source/Flitholme)|[Sandford](/source/Sandford%2C_Cumbria)|||||}} ==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Warcop}} *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/warcop Cumbria County History Trust: Warcop] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) {{Cumbria}} {{authority control}} Category:Warcop Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria Category:Westmorland and Furness {{WestmorlandFurness-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Warcop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcop) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcop?action=history)). 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