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.
Moresby | |
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Civil parish | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 1,997 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NY9919 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WHITEHAVEN |
Postcode district | CA 28 |
Dialling code | 01946 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Etymology
editThe " '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
editAn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Moresby Parish (E04010482)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Moresby Parish (16UE017)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
External links
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Moresby (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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