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Grayrigg

Summary

Grayrigg is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 223,[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 242.[1] It lies on undulated and partly mountainous land, 4.9 miles (8 km) north east of Kendal, on the north side of the West Coast Main Line, and west side of the M6 motorway.

Grayrigg
St John the Evangelist Church
Grayrigg is located in Cumbria
Grayrigg
Grayrigg
Location within Cumbria
Population242 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD5797
• London224 mi (360 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Grayrigg
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA8
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°22′01″N 2°39′00″W / 54.367°N 2.650°W / 54.367; -2.650

History edit

Historically a part of Westmorland, Grayrigg and its surrounding area have provided evidence of an ancient Roman camp. During the Middle Ages Grayrigg formed a chapelry and township centred on the chapel dedicated to St John the Evangelist, which is still in use.

Railway accidents edit

Grayrigg's 20th and 21st century history is marked by two high-profile major train crashes.

 
The Grayrigg derailment was a rail accident in 2007, in which a passenger was fatally injured.

On 18 May 1947, a 13-carriage London Midland & Scottish Railway service from Glasgow Central to London Euston failed to stop at the signals for Lambrigg Crossing and collided with a locomotive with 33 people injured, three seriously.[3]

On 23 February 2007, Lambrigg Crossovers (54.358507,-2.655958), south of Grayrigg was the site of the Grayrigg derailment, a fatal derailment involving a Virgin Trains West Coast service from London Euston to Glasgow Central.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Grayrigg Parish (E04002608)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Grayrigg Parish (16UG025)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Grayrigg saw crash 60 years ago", BBC News, 1 March 2007
  4. ^ "Rail crash report blames points", BBC News, 26 February 2007

External links edit

  • Cumbria County History Trust: Grayrigg (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

  Media related to Grayrigg at Wikimedia Commons