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Warcop
Warcop
OS grid referenceNY724144
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Warcop is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is near the A66 road and is five miles north of Kirkby Stephen.

It had its own railway station, Warcop railway station from 1862 to 1962. The station is now reopened as part of the Eden Valley Railway, which is reopening the line to Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Warcop also houses a large military training facility which train soldiers and is a popular choice for Cumbria army cadets for their weekends.

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