Oxenholme
| Oxenholme | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Station Inn, Oxenholme | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD530898 |
| Location: | 54°18’6"N, 2°43’25"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Kendal |
| Postcode: | LA9 |
| Dialling code: | 01539 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Oxenholme is a village in Westmorland just south of the town of Kendal, with which it has begun to merge. It is best known for Oxenholme Lake District railway station on the West Coast Main Line. Because Oxenholme does not have its own church it is technically a hamlet. Oxenholme is named after a farm, which name suggests was a cattle farm.
History
Oxenholme station opened in 1847 as Kendal Junction and was renamed Oxenholme in 1860. The village grew around the station and is named after Oxenholme Farm. The Railway station has the suffix Lake District added in 1988.
Transport
Oxenholme station, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line and the Windermere Branch Line. The A65 road runs through the village and is close to the M6 motorway.
References
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Oxenholme) |
- Oxenholme Past: oxenholme.oneplacestudy.org provides further information about Oxenholme's past including details of former residents, past news stories etc.