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Human settlement in England
| Cark | |
|---|---|
 The Engine Inn and Restaurant, Cark | |
  CarkLocation in South LakelandShow map of the former South Lakeland district CarkLocation within CumbriaShow map of Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | SD363765 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRANGE-OVER-SANDS |
| Postcode district | LA11 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| 54°10′48″N 2°58′34″W / 54.180°N 2.976°W / 54.180; -2.976 | |
Cark (sometimes Cark in Cartmel) is a village in Cumbria, England. It lies on the B5278 road to Haverthwaite (and to the A590 road) and is ½ mile north of Flookburgh, 2 miles southwest of Cartmel and 3 miles west of Grange-over-Sands.
It is in the historic county of Lancashire. The village is served by the Cark and Cartmel railway station on the Furness Line between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster.
The village used to have a water-powered cotton mill between 1785 and c1815.
Cark is ½ mile south of Holker Hall owned by Lord and Lady Cavendish.
Royal Air Force Station Cark was constructed near Flookburgh in late 1940. It was used by training and anti-aircraft co-operation units from March 1941 until closure in December 1945. After many years of disuse, it was reopened for civilian use and is the location of the North West Parachute Centre.
Notable people
- Christopher Rawlinson (1677–1733) of Carke Hall in Cartmel, antiquary
- Edith Allonby (1875-1905), writer and teacher
See also
References
- "Holker website". Holker-hall.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
External links
Media related to Cark at Wikimedia Commons
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