Crosby, Cumbria

Crosby is a small village in the county of Cumbria, historically within Cumberland, near the Lake District National Park. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Maryport + 25.1 miles (40.4 km) south-west of Carlisle, on the A596 road. In 2020 the built-up area had an estimated population of 791.[1] In 1870-72 the township had a population of 506.[2] The local primary school is Crosscanonby St. John's Church of England School.

This article is about the village near Maryport. For the village near Carlisle, see Crosby-on-Eden.

Crosby
The Stag Inn, Crosby
Crosby is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Crosby
Crosby
Location in Allerdale
Crosby is located in Cumbria
Crosby
Crosby
Location within Cumbria
Area0.3450 km2 (0.1332 sq mi)
Population791 (2020 estimate)
• Density2,293/km2 (5,940/sq mi)
OS grid referenceNY074384
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARYPORT
Postcode districtCA15
Dialling code01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The only remaining public house in the village is The Stag Inn.

Governance

The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Workington. In the December 2019 general election, the Tory candidate for Workington, Mark Jenkinson, was elected the MP, overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from the 2017 election to eject shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman by a margin of 4,136 votes.[3] Until the December 2019 general election, the Labour Party had won the seat in every general election since 1979.The Conservative Party had only been elected once in Workington since World War II, at the 1976 by-election.[4] Historically Crosby has been a Labour supporting area.

Before Brexit for the European Parliament its residents voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitiary authority area.

The village also has its own Parish Council; Crosscanonby Parish Council.[5]

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crosby, Cumbria.
  1. "Crosby". City Population De. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Crosby, or Crossby". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. "Workington parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News" – via www.bbc.com.
  4. "A vision of Britain website – general elections section". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. "My Site". www.crosscanonbyparishcouncil.com.

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