Temple Sowerby

Temple Sowerby
Temple Sowerby
	; Temple Sowerby
	Temple Sowerby Location within Cumbria
Population	528 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY6127
Civil parish	Temple Sowerby;
District	Eden;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°38′15″N 2°36′14″W / 54.637577°N 2.603852°WCoordinates: 54°38′15″N 2°36′14″W / 54.637577°N 2.603852°W

Temple Sowerby is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, northern England. It is close to the main east–west A66 road about 8 miles (13 km) east of Penrith in the Eden Valley. At the 2011 census Temple Sowerby was grouped with Newbiggin giving a total population of 528.^[1]

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^[2] 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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Temple Sowerby Parish (E04002576)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ A66 Temple Sowerby Bypass and Improvements at Winderwath Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

[census2011-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Temple Sowerby Parish (E04002576)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[2] A66 Temple Sowerby Bypass and Improvements at Winderwath Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine

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