The Hamlet Holme St Cuthbert

the hamlet of holme st. cuthbert seen road newtown , tarns.

holme st. cuthbert particularly small. while home parish church, church hall, , local primary school, there few houses. there 2 school buildings - main building , second, smaller 1 serves both sports hall , canteen. separating 2 buildings car park, shared between school , church.

st. cuthbert s church constructed of locally quarried sandstone, , remains in use today. primary school, though caters less 50 pupils, has been rated outstanding school inspectors ofsted. church , school built in 1845. opening of church in year meant hamlet no longer part of parish of holme abbey, instead become namesake of new parish.

the hamlet lies along road runs b5300 coast road @ mawbray b5301 @ tarns. there junction in hamlet, side roads leads past church hall goodyhills, less quarter of mile away, , jericho. there no regular public transport links, though school bus stops in hamlet bound nelson thomlinson school in wigton. nearest stop on regular bus service @ mawbray, services run every 2 hours toward maryport in south , silloth-on-solway in north. nearest railway station @ aspatria, five-and-a-half miles south-east, trains on cumbrian coast line run approximately once hour north toward carlisle , south toward whitehaven, , barrow-in-furness , lancaster.