Weddicar

Keekle Viaduct carried the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway over the River Keekle near Keekle in the parish

Weddicar is a civil parish in Copeland, Cumbria, England. At the 2011 census it had a population of 451.[1]

The parish has an area of 712.98 hectares (1,761.8 acres). It lies east of Whitehaven and west of Cleator Moor; the main settlement is the hamlet of Keekle. The northwestern boundary of the parish follows the River Keekle. The B 5295 road from Whitehaven to Cleator Moor crosses the parish,[1] as did the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (closed 1992, now dismantled although Keekle Viaduct remains).

There is a parish council, the lowest level of local government.[2]

Listed buildings

Main article: Listed buildings in Weddicar

There are two listed buildings in the parish: Nether End Farmhouse at grade II* and another farmhouse at grade II.

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Weddicar Parish (1170212539)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Weddicar Parish Council". Copeland Borough Council. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

54°33′32″N 3°30′50″W / 54.559°N 3.514°W / 54.559; -3.514


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