Warcop

The local Church of England parish is St Columba's Church, Warcop, which is a Norman church and is built on the site of a Roman marching camp. It holds an annual "Rushbearing Festival" each year in late June. Warcop boasts the oldest usable bridge over the River Eden, which dates from the 14th century or earlier. The village has houses that date from at least the 15th century: Warcop Tower c. 1400 or before and Warcop Hall c. 1500; other houses date from the 17th or 18th century to the present day. It was historically part of Westmorland until 1974. Warcop had its own railway station, Warcop railway station from 1862, which closed in 1962. The station yard (the station house is a private…