Oxenholme

Country: England

Region (County/State / Province): Westmorland

Website: oneplacestudy.org/oxenholme

Contact: Martin White

Study Description 

 In 1841 Oxenholme consisted of just a farm and had a population of just 13. Five years later the railway from Lancaster to Carlisle had arrived and Oxenholme Station was built just a few hundred yards from the farm. In 1880 alterations were made to the station and an engine shed was built. By 1885 railway cottages were being built and the population of Oxenholme began to rise quickly. Today it is the only village on the London to North West line where trains stop regularly. As the study has progressed, we have discovered the railway came at a cost – sadly there have been many injuries and fatalities mostly to railway workers over the years.

Timeframe

All periods.

Population

35 in 1871.

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