Moresby, Cumbria

Moresby
Civil parish
Moresby is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Moresby
Moresby
Location in the former Copeland Borough
Moresby is located in Cumbria
Moresby
Moresby
Location within Cumbria
Population1,997 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY9919
Civil parish
  • Moresby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWHITEHAVEN
Postcode districtCA 28
Dialling code01946
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°33′36″N 3°33′04″W / 54.560°N 3.551°W / 54.560; -3.551

Moresby is a civil parish in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 1,280 at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census.[1] Most people live in Low Moresby on the east side of the A595, or Moresby Parks, a larger village south of Low Moresby.

Etymology

The " 'bȳ of Maurice'... a saint popular on the continent."[3] 'Bȳ' is Old Norse and means 'hamlet', 'village'.

Moresby Hall in Parton, close to Moresby, is one of only three Grade I listed buildings in Copeland. The name of the hall and the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward is not the complete area of Moresby parish and at the 2011 Census had a population of 1,448.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Moresby Parish (E04010482)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Moresby Parish (16UE017)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi. Vol. Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 421.
  4. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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