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Holme Abbey, Cumbria

Abbeytown
Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbeytown (NY1750).jpg
Holmcultram Abbey
Abbeytown is located in Cumbria
Abbeytown
Abbeytown
Abbeytown shown within Cumbria
Population 819 (2011)
OS grid reference NY173507
Civil parish
  • Holme Abbey
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIGTON
Postcode district CA7
Dialling code 016973
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°50′41″N 3°17′16″W / 54.8447°N 3.2877°W / 54.8447; -3.2877Coordinates: 54°50′41″N 3°17′16″W / 54.8447°N 3.2877°W / 54.8447; -3.2877

Abbeytown, also known as Holme Abbey, is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 819. It is located five-and-a-half miles south-east of Silloth, and six-and-a-half miles north-west of Wigton. The civil parish borders Holme Low to the north, Holme East Waver and Dundraw to the east, Bromfield to the south, and Holme St Cuthbert to the west. The county town of Carlisle is eighteen miles to the north-east. Other nearby settlements include Highlaws, Kelsick, Mawbray, Pelutho, and Wheyrigg. The B5302 road runs through the village.

Abbeytown was built around the former Cistercian Holmcultram Abbey, the nave of the church of which now serves the parish as St Mary's Church. On 9 June 2006 the church was set alight in an arson attack which devastated its roof parts of which had been in situ since it was erected 900 years ago.[1] The church has since been restored, and fully reopened in September 2015.

The Village also has a recreational field, it regularly hosts football matches from around the Allerdale district. As of 2012 the recreational field is under construction, with the demolition of the former standing structural foundation making way for a new field. A designated area within this field, to house the soon coming children's play park. As of 2015 Abbeytown Archers have set up their club at the Recreational field, and outdoor shooting takes place on Monday evenings, with indoors held in the Holm Cultram Cof E school, also on Mondays. The village is located on the main Wigton to Silloth road and has a small range of local amenities including a pub, post office and a shop.


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