Grayrigg
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Grayrigg
| country = England
| os_grid_reference = SD5797
| coordinates = {{coord|54.367|-2.650|display=inline,title|region:GB}}
| population = 242
| civil_parish = Grayrigg
|unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness
|lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
| region = North West England
| post_town = KENDAL
| postcode_area = LA
| postcode_district = LA8
| dial_code = 01539
| constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale
| london_distance = {{convert|224|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} SSE
| static_image_name = St John the Evangelist Church, Grayrigg.jpg
| static_image_caption = St John the Evangelist Church
}}
Grayrigg is a small village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 223,{{NOMIS2001|id=16UG025|title=Grayrigg Parish|access-date=1 May 2021}} increasing at the 2011 census to 242.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002608|title=Grayrigg Parish|access-date=1 May 2021}} It lies on undulated and partly mountainous land, {{convert|4.9|mi|km|0}} north east of Kendal, on the north side of the West Coast Main Line, and west side of the M6 motorway.
History
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
Grayrigg's 20th and 21st century history is marked by two high-profile major train crashes.
File:VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg 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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/6404015.stm "Grayrigg saw crash 60 years ago"], BBC News, 1 March 2007
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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6398057.stm "Rail crash report blames points"], BBC News, 26 February 2007
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/grayrigg Cumbria County History Trust: Grayrigg] (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria
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