| Crosscrake | |
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St. Thomas' Church, Crosscrake |
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| Crosscrake shown within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | SD523870 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kendal |
| Postcode district | LA8 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Crosscrake is a village in Cumbria, just off the M6 Junction 36 in North West of England. It is located just South of Kendal on the A6, between villages/hamlets Stainton, Sedgwick and Barrows Green.
Crosscrake is a parish in the Kendal ward. Formerly, it was part of Heversham Parish. It is a small, rural village with a school (Crosscrake C of E School) and a church, St. Thomas', Crosscrake.
St. Thomas' Church was built by Paley and Austin in 1875 of square slate blocks. It was built in the style of the 12th century to 13th century. It has a nave, a chancel and transepts. It also has two stained glass windows, with the eastern facing one being made by Clayton and Bell.