Crosscrake
Appearance
Crosscrake | |
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St. Thomas' Church, Crosscrake | |
Location within Cumbria | |
OS grid reference | SD523870 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Kendal |
Postcode district | LA8 |
Dialling code | 015395 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Crosscrake is a village in Cumbria, just off the M6 Junction 36 in North West of England. It is located just South of Kendal on the A6, between the villages/hamlets Stainton, Sedgwick and Barrows Green.
About
[edit]Crosscrake is a parish in the Kendal ward. Formerly, it was part of Heversham Parish. It is a small, rural village with a school (Crosscrake C of E School) and a church, St. Thomas', Crosscrake.
Church
[edit]St. Thomas' Church was built by Paley and Austin in 1875 of square slate blocks. It was built in the style of the 12th century to 13th century. It has a nave, a chancel and transepts. It also has two stained glass windows, with the eastern facing one being made by Clayton and Bell.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]Media related to Crosscrake at Wikimedia Commons