Oxenholme
Encyclopedia
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
. Because Oxenholme does not have its own church it is technically a hamlet.
The Grayrigg rail crash happened on 23 February 2007 between Oxenholme and Tebay
on the West Coast Main Line
.
Locally the name is pronounced 'Ox nome', although the train announcers usually incorrectly pronounce it as 'Oxen-home' on the tannoys.
The village is in the Kendal
Oxenholme and Natland
ward in South Lakeland
and is currently represented by the Liberal Democrat
Brenda Gray. The village is in Cumbria
but before 1974 was in Westmorland
, Inside Cumbria it is part of the Kendal South ward which the councillor is also Brenda Gray
It is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and the MP is Liberal Democrat Tim Farron
. and is part of the North West European Parliament.
area, Westmorland General Hospital
is located just outside the village which is the local hospital and is the location of the Accident and Emergency Department
.
, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line
and the Windermere Branch Line
. And 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, 41Q and 561
The Nearest Airports are Blackpool
(36 miles) and Durham Tees Valley
(54 miles).
.
Local radio includes BBC Radio Cumbria
and The Bay
.
The village is covered by both the ITV Border
and BBC North East and Cumbria
TV regions.
Kendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
, with which it has begun to merge. It is best known for Oxenholme Lake District railway station
Oxenholme Lake District railway station
Oxenholme The Lake District railway station is a railway station in Oxenholme, near Kendal in Cumbria, England. The station is situated on the West Coast Main Line and is also the start of the Windermere Branch Line to Windermere. The station serves as a main line connection point for Kendal, and...
on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
. Because Oxenholme does not have its own church it is technically a hamlet.
History
Oxenholme station opened in 1847 as Kendal Junction and renamed Oxenholme in 1860. The village grew around the station and is named after Oxenholme Farm. The Railway station has the suffix Lake District added in 1988.The Grayrigg rail crash happened on 23 February 2007 between Oxenholme and Tebay
Tebay
Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the traditional borders of Westmorland. It lies in the upper Lune Valley, at the head of the Lune Gorge. The parish of Tebay had a population of 728 recorded in the 2001 census,...
on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
.
Name
Oxenholme is named after a farm which name suggests was a cow farm. It is pronounced Oxen-Home. The village has always been called and spelt Oxenholme.Locally the name is pronounced 'Ox nome', although the train announcers usually incorrectly pronounce it as 'Oxen-home' on the tannoys.
Governance
The village is part of the Kendal civil parish.The village is in the Kendal
Kendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
Oxenholme and Natland
Natland
Natland is village and civil parish about two miles south of Kendal in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, close to the village of Oxenholme. At the time of the 2001 census the population was 747....
ward in South Lakeland
South Lakeland
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District.The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972...
and is currently represented by the Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
Brenda Gray. The village is in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
but before 1974 was in Westmorland
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
, Inside Cumbria it is part of the Kendal South ward which the councillor is also Brenda Gray
It is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and the MP is Liberal Democrat Tim Farron
Tim Farron
Timothy James Farron is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is currently Member of Parliament for the constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale...
. and is part of the North West European Parliament.
Crime
Oxenholme has very low levels of crime during 2009 there was only one reported crime involving a light cable being removed from a trailer.Health
The village is part of the Cumbrian National Health ServiceNational Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
area, Westmorland General Hospital
Westmorland General Hospital
- Hospital Radio Station :Bay Trust Radio broadcasts to Kendal, Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness . It boasts the most advanced Hospital Radio Studios in the North West.- External links :*...
is located just outside the village which is the local hospital and is the location of the Accident and Emergency Department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
.
Transport
Oxenholme StationOxenholme Lake District railway station
Oxenholme The Lake District railway station is a railway station in Oxenholme, near Kendal in Cumbria, England. The station is situated on the West Coast Main Line and is also the start of the Windermere Branch Line to Windermere. The station serves as a main line connection point for Kendal, and...
, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
and the Windermere Branch Line
Windermere Branch Line
The Lakes Line is the railway line from Oxenholme to Kendal and Windermere, originally part of the Kendal and Windermere Railway.Passenger services are operated by TransPennine Express using modern Class 185 diesel multiple units....
. And the A65
A65 road
The A65 is a major road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon, Guiseley, Ilkley and Skipton, passes west of Settle, then continues through Ingleton and Kirkby Lonsdale before terminating at Kendal in Cumbria....
runs through the village and is close to the M6 motorway
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
. The Village has nine bus stops and is served by routes 41, 41Q and 561
The Nearest Airports are Blackpool
Blackpool Airport
Blackpool International Airport is an international airport on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England, in the Borough of Fylde, just outside the Borough of Blackpool. It was formerly known as Squires Gate Airport....
(36 miles) and Durham Tees Valley
Durham Tees Valley Airport
Durham Tees Valley Airport is an international airport in north east England, located southeast of Darlington, about southwest of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. The airport serves County Durham and parts of North Yorkshire, and is in Middleton St George in the borough of Darlington...
(54 miles).
Media
The local newspaper covering the area is The Westmorland GazetteThe Westmorland Gazette
The Westmorland Gazette is a weekly newspaper published in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It covers "South Lakeland and surrounding areas" and derives its name from the historic county of Westmorland....
.
Local radio includes BBC Radio Cumbria
BBC Radio Cumbria
BBC Radio Cumbria is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cumbria and broadcasts from studios in Carlisle.- History :The county of Cumbria, from which the station takes its current name, was not created until 1974...
and The Bay
The Bay (radio station)
The Bay is a British radio station owned by the CN Group broadcasting from the city of Lancaster to the region of North Lancashire and the South Lakes, in North West England. It derives its name from the sand banks of Morecambe Bay, above which the main 96.9 MHz transmitter is located...
.
The village is covered by both the ITV Border
Border Television
Border Television is the ITV franchise holder for the Border region, spanning the England/Scotland border and covering Dumfries & Galloway region, a small part of the south-west area of Ayrshire, the Scottish Borders, parts of north and west Northumberland and the majority of Cumbria...
and BBC North East and Cumbria
BBC North East and Cumbria
BBC North East and Cumbria is the BBC English Region covering Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Teesside and all but the southern part of Cumbria...
TV regions.
Oxenholme in the news
Oxenholme appears in the news more often than a typical settlement its size. Most of the time it is to do with the Railway.- On February 10, 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 with Russell dying in hospital a few hours later.
- On May 27, 2006 Oxenholme station was the scene of a murder when a 19 year old man was stabbed aboard a Glasgow-PaigntonPaignton railway stationPaignton railway station is the railway station serving Paignton in Devon, England. It is the terminus of the Riviera Line from Exeter and is also an interchange between National Rail services and the preserved Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway.-History:...
train as it was coming into the station. A 22 year old man was subsequently jailed for 21 years for the murder in November 2006.
- The Grayrigg rail crash happened on 23 February 2007 when a Virgin PendolinoBritish Rail Class 390The Class 390 Pendolino is a type of train used in Great Britain. They are electric multiple units using Fiat's tilting train pendolino technology and built by Alstom. Fifty-three 9-car units were originally built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line , with...
train derailed after it had just left Oxenholme Lake District railway stationOxenholme Lake District railway stationOxenholme The Lake District railway station is a railway station in Oxenholme, near Kendal in Cumbria, England. The station is situated on the West Coast Main Line and is also the start of the Windermere Branch Line to Windermere. The station serves as a main line connection point for Kendal, and...
. The crash left 1 person dead, and 22 others injured.