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==History==
 
==History==
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.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6goNAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA42&dq=cumwhinton&hl=en&ei=M0GaTejJO82YOoD_6cAH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=cumwhinton&f=false|last=Sedgefield|first=Walter John|title=The Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland|publisher=Manchester University Press|year=1915|page=41|isbn=978-1-141-63858-1}}</ref>
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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.<ref>Sedgefield, Walter John: '[https://books.google.com/books?id=6goNAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA42&dq=cumwhinton&hl=en&ei=M0GaTejJO82YOoD_6cAH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=cumwhinton&f=false The Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland]' (Manchester University Press, 1915) page 41 ISBN 978-1-141-63858-1</ref>
  
The village also had a manor owned by the Bavin family, who gave it to [[Lanercost Priory]] after three generations of ownership.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46tCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=cumwhinton&hl=en&ei=M0GaTejJO82YOoD_6cAH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=cumwhinton&f=false|last=Carlisle|first=Nicholas|title=Collections for a history of the ancient family of Carlisle|year=1822|publisher=W. Nicol|page=5|isbn=0-948130-59-8}}</ref>
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The village also had a manor owned by the Bavin family, who gave it to [[Lanercost Priory]] after three generations of ownership.<ref>Carlisle, Nicholas: '[https://books.google.com/books?id=46tCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=cumwhinton&hl=en&ei=M0GaTejJO82YOoD_6cAH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=cumwhinton&f=false Collections for a history of the ancient family of Carlisle]' (W. Nicol, 1822) page 5 ISBN 0-948130-59-8</ref>
  
By 1831, Cumwhinton was a joint township with nearby [[Cotehill]], also in Wetheral parish, and had a population of 472.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L88qAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA484&dq=cumwhinton&hl=en&ei=R56ZTZSxAYbMswaC3OjFCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=cumwhinton&f=false|last=Lewis|first=Samuel|title=A topographical dictionary of England |publisher=S. Lewis and co.|year=1831|page=570}}</ref>
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By 1831, Cumwhinton was a joint township with nearby [[Cotehill]], also in Wetheral parish, and had a population of 472.<ref>{{Samuel Lewis}}: '[https://books.google.com/books?id=L88qAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA484&dq=cumwhinton&hl=en&ei=R56ZTZSxAYbMswaC3OjFCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=cumwhinton&f=false page 570]</ref>
  
 
==About the village==
 
==About the village==
 
Cumwhinton is a small village by local standards. Despite its small size, it has a pub, a village hall and a village shop.
 
Cumwhinton is a small village by local standards. Despite its small size, it has 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/1.257159|last=Whittle|first=Justin|title=Soccer ace Matt Jansen unveils autism centre at Cumwhinton school|work=Whitehaven News|date=18 October 2008}}</ref>
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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.<ref>'[http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/1.257159 Soccer ace Matt Jansen unveils autism centre at Cumwhinton school]': Justin Whittle in the ''Whitehaven News'' 18 October 2008</ref>
  
 
===Railway station===
 
===Railway station===
Cumwhinton had a railway station on the [[Settle-Carlisle Railway]] between [[Scotby]] and [[Cotehill]], but this was closed to passengers in 1956.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=sKGZTe7nN8jxsgalobm_CA&ct=result&id=rs4eAQAAIAAJ&dq=cumwhinton+station+1956&q=cumwhinton+1956|title=Trains illustrated annual|publisher=Ian Allan Publishing|year=1966|page=54}}</ref> The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Notes by the Way. |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18841101/022/0005 |newspaper=Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald |location=British Newspaper Archive |date=1 November 1884 |access-date=12 July 2016 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}</ref>
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Cumwhinton had a railway station on the [[Settle-Carlisle Railway]] between [[Scotby]] and [[Cotehill]], but this was closed to passengers in 1956.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=sKGZTe7nN8jxsgalobm_CA&ct=result&id=rs4eAQAAIAAJ&dq=cumwhinton+station+1956&q=cumwhinton+1956|title=Trains illustrated annual|publisher=Ian Allan Publishing|year=1966|page=54}}</ref> The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.<ref>'[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18841101/022/0005 Notes by the Way]': ''Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald'' 1 November 1884 (British Newspaper Archive)</ref>
  
 
The station building, which dates from 1875 and remains in use as a private dwelling.  The platforms and former waiting shelter also survive.  The station, now house, is Grade II listed.<ref>{{brithist|77780|Cumwhinton Station, Wetheral}}</ref>
 
The station building, which dates from 1875 and remains in use as a private dwelling.  The platforms and former waiting shelter also survive.  The station, now house, is Grade II listed.<ref>{{brithist|77780|Cumwhinton Station, Wetheral}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 23:00, 6 July 2017

Not to be confused with Cumwhitton
Cumwhinton
Cumberland
CumwhintonStation.jpg
Railway Station, now a private residence
Location
Grid reference: NY451528
Location: 54°52’1"N, 2°51’14"W
Data
Post town: Carlisle
Postcode: CA4
Dialling code: 01228
Local Government
Council: Cumberland
Parliamentary
constituency:
Carlisle

Cumwhinton is a small village in Cumberland, around one mile away from both Scotby and Wetheral, and four miles from the City of Carlisle.

Just a few miles to the east of Cumwhinton is a very similarly named village, Cumwhitton, with which it is frequently confused.[1]

History

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.[2]

The village also had a manor owned by the Bavin family, who gave it to Lanercost Priory after three generations of ownership.[3]

By 1831, Cumwhinton was a joint township with nearby Cotehill, also in Wetheral parish, and had a population of 472.[4]

About the village

Cumwhinton is a small village by local standards. Despite its small size, it has 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.[5]

Railway station

Cumwhinton had a railway station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between Scotby and Cotehill, but this was closed to passengers in 1956.[6] The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.[7]

The station building, which dates from 1875 and remains in use as a private dwelling. The platforms and former waiting shelter also survive. The station, now house, is Grade II listed.[8]

Outside links

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References

  1. Cumwhinton Horse Trials - Where are we
  2. Sedgefield, Walter John: 'The Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland' (Manchester University Press, 1915) page 41 ISBN 978-1-141-63858-1
  3. Carlisle, Nicholas: 'Collections for a history of the ancient family of Carlisle' (W. Nicol, 1822) page 5 ISBN 0-948130-59-8
  4. Lewis, Samuel: 'A Topographical Dictionary of England' (S. Lewis and Co., 1848) ISBN 978-0-8063-1508-9: 'page 570
  5. 'Soccer ace Matt Jansen unveils autism centre at Cumwhinton school': Justin Whittle in the Whitehaven News 18 October 2008
  6. Trains illustrated annual. Ian Allan Publishing. 1966. p. 54. https://books.google.com/books?ei=sKGZTe7nN8jxsgalobm_CA&ct=result&id=rs4eAQAAIAAJ&dq=cumwhinton+station+1956&q=cumwhinton+1956. 
  7. 'Notes by the Way': Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald 1 November 1884 (British Newspaper Archive)
  8. Cumwhinton Station, Wetheral