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Wharton, Cumbria
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Wharton is a civil parish near Kirkby Stephen in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, which, historically, was part of Westmorland. It has a population of 31.[1] As the population taken at the 2011 Census remained less than 100 details are included in the parish of Mallerstang.
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Wharton | |
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![]() The drive of Wharton Hall | |
Population | 31 (2001) |
OS grid reference | NY7606 |
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District | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIRKBY STEPHEN |
Postcode district | CA17 |
Dialling code | 01768 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
54.456°N 2.359°W / 54.456; -2.359 |
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Wharton was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Stephen. It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[2] It became part of Cumbria in 1974, and since 2016 has fallen within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The parish has a Grade 1 listed house called Wharton Hall[3] and a castle called Lammerside Castle.[4] Kirkby Stephen railway station is within the northern boundary of the parish.