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Crosscrake

Coordinates: 54°16′37″N 2°43′52″W / 54.277°N 2.731°W / 54.277; -2.731
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Crosscrake
St. Thomas' Church, Crosscrake
Crosscrake is located in the former South Lakeland district
Crosscrake
Crosscrake
Location in South Lakeland
Crosscrake is located in Cumbria
Crosscrake
Crosscrake
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD523870
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKendal
Postcode districtLA8
Dialling code015395
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
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 the villages/hamlets Stainton, Sedgwick and Barrows Green.

About

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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

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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.

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