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Oxenholme is a village in England just south of the town of Kendal, with which it has begun to merge. It is best known for Oxenholme Lake District railway station on the West Coast Main Line. By strict English definition, Oxenholme is a hamlet rather than a village, as it does not have a church.
| Oxenholme | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Station Inn, Oxenholme | |
  Oxenholme Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | SD530898 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KENDAL |
| Postcode district | LA9 |
| Dialling code | 01539 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editOxenholme station opened in 1847 as Kendal Junction and was renamed Oxenholme in 1860. The village grew around the station and is named after Oxenholme Farm. The station name had the suffix "Lake District" added in 1988.
Name
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The village has always been called Oxenholme, after a farm whose name suggests a cow farm. The name is usually pronounced oxen-home, though pronounced ox-nome locally.[1]
Governance
editThe village is part of the Kendal civil parish.
The village is in the Kendal South ward on Westmorland and Furness unitary authority[2] and Kendal Town Council.
As of 2023[update] Oxenholme has been represented by Jonathan Brook[3] and Doug Rathbone,[4] both members of the Liberal Democrat Party.[5]
As of 2022[update] Oxenholme has been represented by Liberal Democrat Guy Tirvengadum on Kendal Town Council.[6]
It is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and the MP as of 2024[update][7] is Liberal Democrat Tim Farron.
Crime
editOxenholme has a low crime rate; only one crime, a minor theft, was reported in 2009.
Health
editThe village is part of the Cumbrian National Health Service area. Westmorland General Hospital, the local hospital, is located just outside the village.
Transport
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Oxenholme Lake District station, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line and the Windermere Branch Line. The A65 runs through the village and is close to the M6 motorway. The village has nine bus stops and is served by routes 41, 41A and 561.
The nearest airports are Leeds Bradford (62 miles) and Teesside International (70 miles) and Manchester (78 miles).
Media
editThe local newspaper covering the area is The Westmorland Gazette.
Local radio includes BBC Radio Cumbria, Heart North West and Smooth North West.
The village is covered by both the ITV Border and BBC North West TV regions.
Oxenholme in the news
editOxenholme appears in the news more often than a typical settlement of its size. Most of the news is to do with the railway.
- On 10 February 1965 fugitive John Middleton shot two policemen while hiding in the waiting room at Oxenholme railway station. Carlisle policemen George Russell and Alex Archibald were shot, and Russell died in hospital a few hours later.[8]
- On 27 May 2006, a 19-year-old man was stabbed aboard a Glasgow-Paignton train as it was coming into the station. A 22-year-old man was jailed for 21 years for the murder in November 2006.[9]
- A Virgin Pendolino train derailed on 23 February 2007 close to nearby Grayrigg shortly after leaving Oxenholme station. The crash left one person dead, and 22 others injured.[10]
Location grid
editReferences
edit- ^ "Things to do in Oxenholme, Cumbria". About Britain. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "New Wards for Westmorland and Furness Council Map" (PDF). westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk.
- ^ "Councillor details - Jonathan Brook". Westmorland and Furness Council.
- ^ "Councillor details - Doug Rathbone". Westmorland and Furness Council.
- ^ "Council election ward results May 2022 | Westmorland and Furness Council". Westmorland and Furness Council.
- ^ "Your Council". Kendal Town Council.
- ^ "MPs representing Westmorland and Lonsdale (Constituency) - MPs and Lords". members.parliament.uk.
- ^ Patrick Christys (14 February 2015). "A black day' - Memorial service held for victim of Oxenholme shooting". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Life sentence for train murder of student". The Guardian. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ "How Cumbria rail crash unfolded". BBC News. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
External links
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- Oxenholme Past: oxenholme.oneplacestudy.org provides further information about Oxenholme's past including details of former residents, past news stories etc.
- The Helm, Oxenholme, Kendal: Family Walks and Pubs in the Lake District