Crosscrake

Crosscrake

St. Thomas' Church, Crosscrake
Crosscrake
 Crosscrake shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD523870
Civil parishStainton
DistrictSouth Lakeland
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Kendal
Postcode district LA8
Dialling code 015395
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWestmorland and Lonsdale
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Coordinates: 54°16′37″N 2°43′52″W / 54.277°N 2.731°W / 54.277; -2.731

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 villages/hamlets Stainton, Sedgwick and Barrows Green.

About

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

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

External links

Media related to Crosscrake at Wikimedia Commons


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