Morland, Cumbria

Morland

The Crown Inn
Morland
 Morland shown within Cumbria
Population 374 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY5922
Civil parishMorland
DistrictEden
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA10
Dialling code 01931
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentPenrith and The Border
List of places
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Coordinates: 54°35′42″N 2°37′12″W / 54.595°N 2.620°W / 54.595; -2.620

Morland is a large village and civil parish in the rolling hills of the Eden Valley in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It includes the hamlets of Town Head and Morland Moor, and has a population of 380,[1] reducing slightly to 374 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village has a pub, the Crown Inn and the Millyard Café. It also has a small Primary School, Morland Area Church of England Primary School with approximately 60-70 pupils.

The Church of St Lawrence (alt. Laurence) is unique in Cumbria as it has a Saxon tower. The ecclesiastical parish includes the townships (villages) of Kings Meaburn, Newby and Sleagill.

The villages of Morland and Newby(whose population details are included) have a hall in which many activities take place.

Location grid


 Cliburn
Great Strickland Kings Meaburn
   Morland, Cumbria  
Newby

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Cliburn with a total population of 1,300.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
  2. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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