Plumbland

Plumbland
St. Cuthbert's Church, Plumbland
Plumbland is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Plumbland
Plumbland
Location in Allerdale
Plumbland is located in Cumbria
Plumbland
Plumbland
Location within Cumbria
Population341 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY149391
Civil parish
  • Plumbland
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code016973
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°44′24″N 3°19′16″W / 54.740°N 3.321°W / 54.740; -3.321

Plumbland is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonail county of Cumbria, England. Situated towards the north west corner of the county, it is two miles from the outskirts of the Lake District National Park which is considered to be an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish includes the hamlets of Threapland, Parsonby and Arkleby. In 2011 the parish had a population of 341.

Governance

Plumbland was previously part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament but in the boundary changes of 2023 was moved to the new constituency of Penrith and Solway. In the General Election of 2024, Markus Campbell-Savours was returned as its first MP.

The village also has its own Parish Council jointly with nearby Parsonby; Plumbland Parish Council.[2]

For the European Parliament residents in Plumbland voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Plumbland Parish Council".

Media related to Plumbland at Wikimedia Commons


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