Barras, Cumbria

{{Short description|Hamlet in Cumbria, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Barras

| static_image_name = Barn at Barras Farm - geograph.org.uk - 136664.jpg

| static_image_caption = Barn at Barras Farm

| os_grid_reference = NY843120

| coordinates = {{coord|54.504|-2.244|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Eden

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Eden, Cumbria

| label_position = left

| civil_parish = Stainmore

| unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| country = England

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale

| post_town = Kirkby Stephen

| postcode_area = CA

| postcode_district = CA17

| dial_code = 01768

}}

Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 91 Appleby-in-Westmorland (Brough & Kirkby Stephen)|ISBN= 9780319231302 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html|title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer|format=csv (download)|date= 1 January 2016|publisher=Ordnance Survey|website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk|accessdate=30 January 2016}}

File:Rly Barras Station 24.08.16.jpg

Until the creation of the new county of Cumbria, Barras was situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland.

The hamlet is located at approximately {{convert|1100|ft|m|abbr=off}} above sea level.

From 1861 until 1962 it was served by Barras railway station on the Stainmore railway line between Kirkby Stephen and Barnard Castle.