Warcop

Warcop

Warcop
Warcop

 Warcop shown within Cumbria
Population 491 (2001)
OS grid reference NY7214
Parish Warcop
District Eden
Shire county Cumbria
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND
Postcode district CA16
Dialling code 01768
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Penrith and the Border
List of places: UK • England • Cumbria

Warcop is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is near the A66 road and is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Kirkby Stephen.

It had its own railway station, Warcop railway station from 1862 to 1962. The station has now reopened as part of the Eden Valley Railway, which is reopening the line to Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Warcop also houses a large military training facility which train soldiers and is a popular choice for Cumbria army cadets for their weekends.

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