Little Strickland

Little Strickland is a small village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is about 7 miles (11 km) from Penrith and 8 miles (13 km) from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. The village has one place of worship and a telephone box. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the parish of Great Strickland. On 1 April 2019 Thrimby parish was merged with Little Strickland.[1]

Little Strickland
Blands
Little Strickland is located in the former Eden District
Little Strickland
Little Strickland
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Little Strickland is located in Cumbria
Little Strickland
Little Strickland
Location within Cumbria
Population66 (2001)
OS grid referenceNY5619
Civil parish
  • Little Strickland
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01279
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Transport

The village lies 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the A6 road and the M6 motorway is also about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away, but there is no motorway access point for about 4 miles (6.4 km).

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, the villages of Great Strickland, Newby, Hackthorpe, Sleagill and Shap and the hamlets of Thrimby and Sweetholme.

See also

References
  1. "The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Little Strickland and Thrimby) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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