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Temple Sowerby

Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England

Summary

Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
static_image_name	TempleSowerby(SimonLedingham)Jul2003.jpg
static_image_caption	Temple Sowerby
official_name	Temple Sowerby
country	England
region	North West England
os_grid_reference	NY6127
coordinates
post_town	PENRITH
population	528
population_ref	(2011)
postcode_area	CA
postcode_district	CA10
dial_code	01768
constituency_westminster	Westmorland and Lonsdale
civil_parish	Temple Sowerby
unitary_england	Westmorland and Furness
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria

Temple Sowerby is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, northern England. It is close to the main east–west A66 road about 8 mi east of Penrith in the Eden Valley. At the 2011 census Temple Sowerby was grouped with Newbiggin giving a total population of 528.

At the centre of the village is the village green surrounded by cottages and houses, the village hall, Church of England primary school and a public house and hotel. Just outside the village stands the cricket pitch, a bowling green, the new doctors surgery and the Temple Sowerby garage. The National Trust property Acorn Bank is nearby, which dates back to the days of the crusades when a member of the Knights Templar lived there. The village's association with the Knights Templar gave it the name 'Temple'. Sowerby is Viking for "a homestead with poor soil".

Transport

Railway

Temple Sowerby railway station (now a private house) was on the Eden Valley Railway between Cliburn and Kirkby Thore.

Road

The villagers of Temple Sowerby successfully campaigned for a bypass for the village. Construction began in the spring of 2006 and it was officially opened on Thursday 18 October 2007. There was a celebratory walk of the bypass route on Sunday 16 September 2007, allowing a unique opportunity to walk along the route before it was opened to traffic. The walk was extremely successful, with more than 500 people taking part.

References

"Temple Sowerby Parish".
[http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5107.aspx A66 Temple Sowerby Bypass and Improvements at Winderwath] {{webarchive. link. (2006-05-29)

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