Cumwhinton is a small village in

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, England. It is around one mile away from both

Scotby Scotby is a village in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It is separated from Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle by the M6 Motorway, and it is close to other dormitory villages in the area, such as Wetheral, Cumwhinton and Aglionby, Cu ...

and

Wetheral Wetheral is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in Cumbria, England. At the 2001 census, the population of the Wetheral Ward was 4,039, The civil parish of Wetheral is slightly larger, with a population of 5,203. being counted as 4,541 ...

, and four miles from

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. The village lies in Wetheral

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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

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. The site also had a manor owned by the Bavin family, who gave it to

Lanercost Priory Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated at the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which ...

after three generations of ownership. By 1831, Cumwhinton was a joint township with nearby

Cotehill Cotehill is a village in Cumbria, England. In 1870-72 the township/chapelry had a population of 333. See also *Cotehill railway station *Listed buildings in Wetheral Wetheral is a civil parish in the City of Carlisle, Carlisle district of C ...

, 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

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, a

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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

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, one of only four in the county; the building was unveiled by footballer

Matt Jansen Matthew Brooke Jansen (born 20 October 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with hometown club Carlisle United, and also played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wander ...

, a former pupil at the school. Cumwhinton is often confused with the village of

Cumwhitton Cumwhitton is a small village and civil parish close to Carlisle in Cumbria, England. It lies just east of the M6 and the nearest train station is located in Wetheral, 3 miles away. Cumwhitton is often confused with the nearby village of Cumwhi ...

a few miles to the east.

Railway station

Cumwhinton had a

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on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between

and

, but this was closed to passengers in 1956. The station was designed by the

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...

company architect

John Holloway Sanders John Holloway Sanders FRIBA (1825 – 16 October 1884) was an architect based in England and chief architect of the Midland Railway until 1884. His date of appointment as Chief Architect to the Midland Railway is not known, but he is recorded as ...

. 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.Cumwhinton Station, Wetheral
''britishlistedbuildings.co.uk''

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Wetheral
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