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|static_image_name = Station Inn, Oxenholme (geograph 2162859).jpg |static_image_caption = Station Inn, Oxenholme |country = England |official_name= Oxenholme |coordinates = {{coord|54.30163|-2.72373|display=inline,title}} |civil_parish= Kendal |population = |shire_district= South Lakeland |shire_county= Cumbria | region = North West England |constituency_westminster= Westmorland and Lonsdale |post_town= KENDAL |postcode_district= LA9 |postcode_area= LA |dial_code= 01539 |os_grid_reference= SD530898 }} Oxenholme is a village in England just south of the town of Kendal, with which it has begun to merge. It is best known for Oxenholme Lake District railway station on the West Coast Main Line. Because Oxenholme does not have its own church it is technically a hamlet. HistoryOxenholme station opened in 1847 as Kendal Junction and was renamed Oxenholme in 1860. The village grew around the station and is named after Oxenholme Farm. The station name had the suffix "Lake District" added in 1988. The Grayrigg rail crash happened on 23 February 2007 between Oxenholme and Tebay on the West Coast Main Line. NameOxenholme is named after a farm which name suggests was a cow farm. It is pronounced Oxen-Home. The village has always been called and spelt Oxenholme. GovernanceThe village is part of the Kendal civil parish. The village is in the Kendal South and Natland ward on South Lakeland District Council and is currently represented by the Liberal Democrat Jonathan Brook, Chris Hogg and Doug Rathbone. The village is in Cumbria but before 1974 was in Westmorland. On Cumbria County Council it is part of the Kendal South ward for which the councillor is Liberal Democrat Brenda Gray. It is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and the MP is Liberal Democrat Tim Farron. It is in the North West European Parliamentary constituency. CrimeOxenholme has a low crime rate; during 2009 there was only one reported crime, involving a light cable being removed from a trailer. HealthThe village is part of the Cumbrian National Health Service area. Westmorland General Hospital, which is the local hospital, is located just outside the village. TransportOxenholme Station, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line and the Windermere Branch Line. The A65 runs through the village and is close to the M6 motorway. The village has nine bus stops and is served by routes 41, 41Q and 561. The nearest airports are Leeds Bradford (62 miles) and Durham Tees Valley (70 miles) and Manchester Airport (78 miles) MediaThe local newspaper covering the area is The Westmorland Gazette. Local radio includes BBC Radio Cumbria and The Bay. The village is covered by both the ITV Border and BBC North West TV regions. Oxenholme in the newsOxenholme appears in the news more often than a typical settlement of its size. Most of the news is to do with the railway.
Location grid{{NSEW|Kendal|Endmoor|Middleshaw|Natland|||||}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/unknown/viewarticle.aspx?id=581182 |title=Hero PC dies |author=Deborah Kuiper |date=2007-12-28 |publisher=Hexham Courant |accessdate=2008-03-15 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 2. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/crime/article/0,,1945124,00.html | title=Life sentence for train murder of student | author=Guardian Unlimited | date=2006-10-11 | publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited | accessdate=2007-12-02 }} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/6393023.stm | title=How Cumbria rail crash unfolded | author=BBC News| date=2007-02-24 | publisher=BBC News | accessdate=2007-12-02 }} External links{{commons category|Oxenholme}}
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