Coupland, Cumbria

Coupland

Southfield Farm
Coupland
Coupland shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY711188
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND
Postcode district CA16
Dialling code 017683
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Coupland is a small village in Cumbria, England in the civil parish of Warcop. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland, just to the north of the A66,[1] and lies within the historic county boundaries of Westmorland.

The name 'coupland' may be a corruption of the surname coupman (cf. Kaupmann)[2]

Geography

Coupland Beck is a minor river that flows into the river Eden south of Coupland. Hilton Beck merges with Coupland Beck at the village of Coupland.

Coupland Beck Viaduct (also called Hilton Beck Viaduct) is a five arched, single track railway viaduct that carried the Eden Valley Railway over the stream.

See also

References

  1. Cumbria: Webster's Facts and Phrases , 2008 , p.60 , google books preview
  2. The Northmen in Cumberland & Westmoreland , Robert Ferguson , 1856 , google books
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