Place:Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England

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NameKirkby Stephen
Alt namesKirkby-Stephensource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Coordinates54.467°N 2.333°W
Located inWestmorland, England
Also located inCumbria, England    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Cumbria, North West England. Historically part of Westmorland, it lies on the A685, surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, about from the nearest larger towns: Kendal and Penrith. The River Eden rises away in the peat bogs below Hugh Seat and passes the eastern edge of the town. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,832. In 2011, it had a population of 1,522.

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