Johnby

Johnby
Johnby Hall
Johnby is located in the former Eden District
Johnby
Johnby
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Johnby is located in Cumbria
Johnby
Johnby
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY433329
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA11
Dialling code017684
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°41′17″N 2°52′44″W / 54.688°N 2.879°W / 54.688; -2.879

Johnby is a hamlet in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the large town of Penrith and about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village of Greystoke. The B5305 road, the B5288 road, the A66 road and the M6 motorway are all nearby. Circa 1870, it had a population of 92 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1]

To the south of the hamlet is Johnby Hall, a fortified house or peel tower dating probably from the 14th Century, with alterations and extensions in every century since.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for JOHNBY". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Johnby Hall". Historic England. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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