Over Wyresdale

Over Wyresdale is a civil parish and a parish of the Church of England in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It has a population of 348,[1] decreasing to 316 at the 2011 Census.[2] The parish includes the hamlets of Abbeystead, Lee, Lower Green Bank, Ortner, Marshaw and Tarnbrook. The parish church, Christ Church is located about a mile to the west of Abbeystead.

Over Wyresdale
Tarnbrook Fell
Over Wyresdale is located in the City of Lancaster district
Over Wyresdale
Over Wyresdale
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Over Wyresdale is located in Lancashire
Over Wyresdale
Over Wyresdale
Location within Lancashire
Population316 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD5654
Civil parish
  • Over Wyresdale
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANCASTER
Postcode districtLA2
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The vast majority (around 16,000 acres) of the land in the parish lies within the Abbeystead Estate, which is the property of the Duke of Westminster, and which extends into neighbouring parishes to a total extent of approximately 23,000 acres. Of the hamlets, only Lower Green Bank does not form a part of the Abbeystead Estate. The only other significant landowner is the Leigh family.

See also

References
  1. "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Over Wyresdale Parish (E04005199)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.


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