Wharton, Cumbria

Wharton
The drive of Wharton Hall
Wharton
Location in former Eden District, Cumbria
Wharton
Location within Cumbria
Population31 (2001)
OS grid referenceNY7606
Civil parish
  • Wharton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode districtCA17
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Wharton is a civil parish near Kirkby Stephen in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It was historically part of Westmorland. It has a population of 31.[1] As the population taken at the 2011 Census remained less than 100 details are included in the parish of Mallerstang.

Wharton was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Stephen. It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[2] It became part of Cumbria in 1974, and since 2016 has fallen within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The parish has a Grade 1 listed house called Wharton Hall[3] and a castle called Lammerside Castle.[4] Kirkby Stephen railway station is within the northern boundary of the parish.

See also

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
  2. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wharton, Westmorland. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ Stuff, Good. "Wharton Hall, Wharton, Cumbria". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ Stuff, Good. "Lammerside Castle, Wharton, Cumbria". Retrieved 16 April 2017.


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