Grayrigg

Grayrigg
240px St John the Evangelist Church
Grayrigg  Grayrigg shown within Cumbria
Population	242 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD5797
– London	224 mi (360 km) SSE
Civil parish	Grayrigg
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KENDAL
Postcode district	LA8
Dialling code	01539
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria

Grayrigg is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It lies on undulated and partly mountainous land, 4.9 miles (8 km) 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.

The Grayrigg derailment was a rail accident in 2007, in which a passenger was fatally injured.

On 18 May 1947, a 13-carriage Glasgow to London express failed to stop at the signals for Lambrigg Crossing and collided with a locomotive with 33 people injured, three seriously.

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 service from London Euston to Glasgow Central.

See also

• Grayrigg Forest

External links

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