Ullock

Ullock is a village in Cumbria, England, located at National Grid reference NY076239, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Cockermouth and 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south east of Workington. The River Marron flows through the village.[1] It is located just outside the Lake District National Park. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 353.[2]

Ullock
Ullock Village Hall
Ullock is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Ullock
Ullock
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Ullock is located in Cumbria
Ullock
Ullock
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY076239
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORKINGTON
Postcode districtCA14
Dialling code01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The village was once served by Ullock railway station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway.

Governance

Ullock is in the parliamentary constituency of Copeland, Trudy Harrison is the Member of Parliament. The former Labour MP for the neighbouring constituency of Workington from 2015-2019, Sue Hayman, was elevated to the House of Lords in 2020 under the title Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

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

Ullock does not have its own parish council, instead it is part of Dean Parish Council, which also covers villages of Dean, Deanscales, Eaglesfield, Pardshaw and Branthwaite.[3]

See also

References
  1. Ordnance Survey Landranger map, West Cumbria, sheet 89
  2. "History of Ullock, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. "Dean Parish Council". 7 November 2016.

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