Warwick Bridge Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:St Mary and St Wilfred, Warwick Bridge Geograph-4303904-by-Rose-and-Trev-Clough.jpg
Static Image Caption:St. Mary's and St. Wilfrid's Church, Warwick Bridge
Coordinates:54.903°N -2.819°W
Official Name:Warwick Bridge
Population:1,264
Population Ref:(Census 2011)[1]
Civil Parish:Wetheral
Unitary England:Cumberland
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:CARLISLE
Postcode District:CA4
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01228
Os Grid Reference:NY474567
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom City of Carlisle
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the former City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

Warwick Bridge is a village in the Cumberland district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.[2] It forms part of a small urban area which includes the villages of Corby Hill and Little Corby. In 2011 it had a population of 1264.

Warwick Bridge lies within the civil parish of Wetheral though Corby Hill and Little Corby are in Hayton parish. Until 1974 it was in the county of Cumberland. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Carlisle district.

Warwick Bridge is located on the River Eden and the A69 road, near the River Irthing. It is five miles east of the city of Carlisle and four miles from the town of Brampton. The bridge on the Eden, which gave the village its name, was built from 1833 to 1835 by Francis Giles.[3] [4]

The village has a post office in Corby Hill,[5] a Co-operative Food store[6] and 2 churches, one being Our Lady & St Wilfrid's Church[7] and the other St Paul's Holme Eden.[8] There are two large mansion houses near or in the village, Warwick Hall and Holme Eden Hall built in 1837.[9]

People

Ambulance driver and nurse Pat Waddell was born here in 1892. She returned to the front after losing a leg in WW1.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-northwestengland.php?cityid=E34002913 citypopulation.de
  2. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cumbria-warwick-bridge-ny4756 general information
  3. Book: Rennison, RW. 1996. Civil Engineering Heritage: Northern England. 108. 0-7277-2518-1.
  4. Web site: Warwick Bridge. Historic England. June 23, 2020.
  5. Web site: Post office Corby Hill in Carlisle. Royal Mail. 21 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Warwick Bridge. Co-op. 21 September 2020.
  7. http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/chc10.htm Warwick Bridge – Our Lady & St Wilfrid’s Church
  8. Web site: St Paul's Holme Eden. A Church Near You. 21 September 2020.
  9. http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/warwick-bridge/ Warwick Bridge
  10. Washington [née Waddell], Catharine Marguerite Beauchamp [Pat] (1892–1972), volunteer ambulance driver and member of the FANY]. 2004 . en. 10.1093/ref:odnb/70525. 978-0-19-861412-8 . 2020-03-12. Beardwood . Lynette .