Weddicar
Civil parish in Cumbria, England
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Weddicar is a civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. At the 2011 census it had a population of 451.[1]
The parish has an area of 712.98 hectares (1,761.8 acres). It lies east of Whitehaven and west of Cleator Moor; the main settlement is the hamlet of Keekle. The northwestern boundary of the parish follows the River Keekle. The B 5295 road from Whitehaven to Cleator Moor crosses the parish,[1] as did the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (closed 1992, now dismantled although Keekle Viaduct remains).
There is a parish council, the lowest level of local government.[2]
Listed buildings
There are two listed buildings in the parish: Nether End Farmhouse at grade II* and another farmhouse at grade II.