Warwick-on-Eden is a small village and (as just Warwick) a former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
, now in the parish of
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 ...
, in the
Carlisle district of the county of
Cumbria
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, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 269. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Wetheral.
Location
It is located on the
River Eden and also near the
River Irthing
The River Irthing is a river in Cumbria, England and a major tributary of the River Eden. The name is recorded as Ard or Arden in early references. For the first 15 miles of its course it defines the border between Northumberland and Cumbria.
...
and is on the
A69 road about seven miles from
Carlisle and about seven miles from
Brampton
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.
Other nearby settlements
Other nearby settlements include the villages of Wetheral,
Warwick Bridge
Warwick Bridge is a village in the City of Carlisle district of the county of Cumbria, England. It forms part of a small urban area which includes the villages of Corby Hill and Little Corby.
Warwick Bridge lies within the civil parish of Wet ...
,
Scotby
Scotby is a village in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It is separated from Carlisle by the M6 Motorway, and it is close to other dormitory villages in the area, such as Wetheral, Cumwhinton and Aglionby. It is part of the We ...
and
Aglionby Aglionby may be the surname of:
* Edward Aglionby (died c. 1591) (1520–c. 1591), MP for Carlisle, and for Warwick, and poet
* Edward Aglionby (died 1553), MP for Carlisle
* Edward Aglionby (died 1599), MP for Carlisle
* Hugh Aglionby, MP
*John Ag ...
.
Amenities
The community was served by two places of St Leonard's Church and St. Paul's Church, however, St Leonard's Church has since closed (with the building up for sale)
See also
*
Listed buildings in Wetheral
Wetheral is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 104 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, eleven are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, five ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Warwick(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Wetheral
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