Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen is a small market town in
Cumbria, in the traditional county of
Westmorland,
England. It is located on the
A685 in the north of the area known as
Mallerstang. The
River Eden passes east of the town centre.
The town is notable for the large parish church, known locally as the "Cathedral of the Dales", which contains a relief of the
Norse god
Loki who is shown bound and chained.
The town holds weekly markets and the there are a number of
antique shops located in the town, which also serves as a base for walking tours of the Dales.The town in mentioned as being located near
Devils Hole.
It is served by
Kirkby Stephen railway station, on the
Settle-Carlisle mainline. This is actually located over a mile from the town itself, as the rail-line avoided dropping right down into the Eden Valley.
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