Civil parishes in Cumbria

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A civil parish in England is the lowest unit of local government. There are 284 civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, with most of the county being parished. At the 2001 census, there were 359,692 people living in those 284 parishes, accounting for 73.8 per cent of the county's population.

The extent of modern civil parishes are largely geographically based on historic Church of England parish boundaries, which were ecclesiastical divisions that had acquired civil administration powers managed by the Vestry committee. ^[1]

History

The Highways Act 1555 made parishes responsible for the upkeep of roads. Every adult inhabitant of the parish was obliged to work four days a year on the roads, providing their own tools, carts and horses; the work was overseen by an unpaid local appointee, the Surveyor of Highways. ^[2]

The poor were looked after by the monasteries, until their dissolution. In 1572, magistrates were given power to 'survey the poor' and impose taxes for their relief. This system was made more formal by the Poor Law Act 1601, which made parishes responsible for administering the Poor Law; overseers were appointed to charge a rate to support the poor of the parish. ^[3] The 19th century saw an increase in the responsibility of parishes, although the Poor Law powers were transferred to Poor Law Unions. ^[4] The Public Health Act 1872 grouped parishes into Rural Sanitary Districts, based on the Poor Law Unions; these subsequently formed the basis for Rural Districts. ^[5]

Parishes were run by vestries, meeting annually to appoint officials, and were generally identical to ecclesiastical parishes, ^[6] although some townships in large parishes administered the Poor Law themselves; under the Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1882, all extra-parochial areas and townships that levied a separate rate became independent civil parishes. ^[7]

Civil parishes in their modern sense date from the Local Government Act 1894, which abolished vestries; established elected parish councils in all rural parishes with more than 300 electors; grouped rural parishes into Rural Districts; and aligned parish boundaries with county and borough boundaries. ^[7] Urban civil parishes continued to exist, and were generally coterminous with the Urban District, Municipal Borough or County Borough in which they were situated; many large towns contained a number of parishes, and these were usually merged into one. Parish councils were not formed in urban areas, and the only function of the parish was to elect guardians to Poor Law Unions; with the abolition of the Poor Law system in 1930 the parishes had only a nominal existence. ^[8]

The Local Government Act 1972 retained civil parishes in rural areas, and many former Urban Districts and Municipal Boroughs that were being abolished, were replaced by new successor parishes; urban areas that were considered too large to be single parishes became unparished areas. ^[9]

The current position

Recent governments have encouraged the formation of town and parish councils in unparished areas, and the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 gave local residents the right to demand the creation of a new civil parish. ^[10]

A parish council can become a town council unilaterally, simply by resolution; ^[9] and a civil parish can also gain city status, but only if that is granted by the Crown. ^[9] The chairman of a town or city council is called a mayor. ^[9] The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 introduced alternative names: a parish council can now choose to be called a community; village; or neighbourhood council. ^[11]

Aspatria

Cockermouth

Keswick

Maryport

Silloth-on-Solway

Wigton

Workington

Dalton Town with Newton

Cleator Moor

Egremont

Millom

Appleby-in-Westmorland

Grange-over-Sands

Kendal

Kirkby Lonsdale

Ulverston

Windermere

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Civil parishes with town status

List of civil parishes and unparished areas

Image	Name	Status	Population	District	Former District (1974-2023)	Former local authority (pre 1974)	Refs
	Above Derwent	Civil parish	1,207	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Aikton	Civil parish	480	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Allhallows	Civil parish	548	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Allonby	Civil parish	462	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Aspatria	Town	2,718	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Bassenthwaite	Civil parish	412	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth	Civil parish	40	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Blennerhasset and Torpenhow	Civil parish	437	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Blindbothel	Civil parish	148	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Blindcrake	Civil parish	287	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Boltons	Civil parish	585	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Borrowdale	Civil parish	438	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Bothel and Threapland	Civil parish	438	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Bowness	Civil parish	1,221	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Bridekirk	Civil parish	636	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Brigham	Civil parish	1,065	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Bromfield	Civil parish	530	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Broughton	Community	1,727	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Broughton Moor	Civil parish	726	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Buttermere	Civil parish	127	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Caldbeck	Civil parish	714	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Camerton	Civil parish	172	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Cockermouth	Town	7,877	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Urban District	[15] [13]
	Crosscanonby	Civil parish	1,054	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Dean	Civil parish	1,077	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Dearham	Civil parish	2,028	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Dundraw	Civil parish	167	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Embleton	Civil parish	297	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Gilcrux	Civil parish	303	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Great Clifton	Civil parish	1,101	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Greysouthen	Civil parish	508	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Hayton and Mealo	Civil parish	229	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Holme Abbey	Civil parish	776	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Holme East Waver	Civil parish	306	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Holme Low	Civil parish	373	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Holme St Cuthbert	Civil parish	421	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Ireby and Uldale	Civil parish	428	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Keswick	Town	4,984	Cumberland	Allerdale	Keswick Urban District	[16] [13]
	Kirkbampton	Civil parish	471	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Kirkbride	Civil parish	519	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Little Clifton	Civil parish	391	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Lorton	Civil parish	250	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Loweswater	Civil parish	209	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Maryport	Town	11,275	Cumberland	Allerdale	Maryport Urban District	[17] [13]
	Oughterside and Allerby	Civil parish	626	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Papcastle	Civil parish	406	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Plumbland	Civil parish	367	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Seaton	Civil parish	4,861	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Sebergham	Civil parish	361	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Setmurthy	Civil parish	108	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Silloth-on-Solway	Town	2,932	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Lands common to Holme Abbey, Holme Low and Holme St Cuthbert	Common lands	0	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13] [18]
	St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn	Civil parish	407	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Thursby	Civil parish	1,185	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Underskiddaw	Civil parish	282	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Waverton	Civil parish	326	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Westnewton	Civil parish	247	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Westward	Civil parish	814	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Wigton	Town	5,360	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Winscales	Civil parish	186	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Woodside	Civil parish	516	Cumberland	Allerdale	Wigton Rural District	[14] [13]
	Workington	Town	24,295	Cumberland	Allerdale	Workington Municipal Borough	[19] [13]
	Wythop	Civil parish	51	Cumberland	Allerdale	Cockermouth Rural District	[12] [13]
	Barrow	Town	59,181	Westmorland and Furness	Barrow-in-Furness	Barrow in Furness County Borough	[20] [21] [22]
	Askam and Ireleth	Civil parish	3,632	Westmorland and Furness	Barrow-in-Furness	Dalton in Furness Urban District	[23] [24]
	Dalton Town with Newton	Town	8,394	Westmorland and Furness	Barrow-in-Furness	Dalton in Furness Urban District	[23] [24]
	Lindal and Marton	Civil parish	773	Westmorland and Furness	Barrow-in-Furness	Dalton in Furness Urban District	[23] [24]
	Arthuret	Civil parish	2,434	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Askerton	Civil parish	162	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Beaumont	Civil parish	447	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Bewcastle	Civil parish	411	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Brampton	Civil parish	4,361	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Burgh by Sands	Civil parish	1,143	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Burtholme	Civil parish	184	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Carlatton	Civil parish	29	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Carlisle	Unparished area	68,735	Cumberland	Carlisle	Carlisle County Borough	[27] [28]
	Castle Carrock	Civil parish	309	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Cummersdale	Civil parish	486	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Cumrew	Civil parish	85	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Cumwhitton	Civil parish	293	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Dalston	Civil parish	2,643	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Farlam	Civil parish	590	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Hayton	Civil parish	2,180	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Hethersgill	Civil parish	382	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Irthington	Civil parish	712	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Kingmoor	Civil parish	407	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Kingwater	Civil parish	164	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Kirkandrews (also known as Kirkandrews-on-Esk) [29]	Civil parish	447	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Kirklinton Middle	Civil parish	369	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Midgeholme	Civil parish	67	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Nether Denton	Civil parish	318	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Nicholforest	Civil parish	386	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Orton	Civil parish	383	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Rockcliffe	Civil parish	733	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Scaleby	Civil parish	349	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Solport	Civil parish	168	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	St Cuthbert Without	Civil parish	2,043	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Stanwix Rural	Civil parish	3,043	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Stapleton	Civil parish	221	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Upper Denton	Civil parish	92	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Walton	Civil parish	278	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Waterhead	Civil parish	124	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Westlinton	Civil parish	359	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Wetheral	Civil parish	5,203	Cumberland	Carlisle	Border Rural District	[25] [26]
	Arlecdon and Frizington	Civil parish	3,678	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Beckermet	Civil parish	2,310	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31] [32]
	Bootle	Civil parish	745	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Cleator Moor	Town	6,939	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Distington	Civil parish	2,247	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Drigg and Carleton	Civil parish	450	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Egremont	Town	7,444	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Ennerdale and Kinniside	Civil parish	240	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Eskdale	Civil parish	264	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Gosforth	Civil parish	1,230	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Haile	Civil parish	237	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Irton with Santon	Civil parish	373	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Lamplugh	Civil parish	763	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Lowca	Civil parish	773	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Lowside Quarter	Civil parish	379	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Millom	Town	7,132	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Millom Without	Civil parish	1,638	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Moresby	Civil parish	1,280	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Muncaster	Civil parish	335	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Parton	Civil parish	924	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Ponsonby	Civil parish	92	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Seascale	Civil parish	1,747	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	St Bees	Civil parish	1,717	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Ulpha	Civil parish	159	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Waberthwaite	Civil parish	274	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Wasdale	Civil parish	79	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Weddicar	Civil parish	442	Cumberland	Copeland	Ennerdale Rural District	[30] [31]
	Whicham	Civil parish	395	Cumberland	Copeland	Millom Rural District	[33] [31]
	Whitehaven	Town	25,032	Cumberland	Copeland	Whitehaven Municipal Borough	[34] [35] [36]
	Ainstable	Civil parish	532	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Alston Moor	Civil parish	2,156	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Alston with Garrigill Rural District	[39] [38]
	Appleby-in-Westmorland	Town	2,862	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Appleby Municipal Borough	[40] [38]
	Asby	Civil parish	280	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Askham	Civil parish	360	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Bampton	Civil parish	283	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Barton and Pooley Bridge [42]	Civil parish	232	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Bolton	Civil parish	416	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Brough	Civil parish	680	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Brough Sowerby	Civil parish	127	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Brougham	Civil parish	279	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Castle Sowerby	Civil parish	337	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Catterlen	Civil parish	471	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Cliburn	Civil parish	204	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Clifton	Civil parish	461	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Colby	Civil parish	120	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Crackenthorpe	Civil parish	77	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Crosby Garrett	Civil parish	112	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Crosby Ravensworth	Civil parish	538	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Culgaith	Civil parish	721	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Dacre	Civil parish	1,326	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Dufton	Civil parish	169	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Glassonby	Civil parish	314	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Great Salkeld	Civil parish	445	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Great Strickland	Civil parish	246	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Greystoke	Civil parish	733	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Hartley	Civil parish	133	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Helbeck	Civil parish	19	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Hesket	Civil parish	2,363	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Hoff	Civil parish	189	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Hunsonby	Civil parish	383	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Hutton	Civil parish	326	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Kaber	Civil parish	89	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	King's Meaburn	Civil parish	105	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Kirkby Stephen	Civil parish	1,832	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Kirkby Thore	Civil parish	731	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Kirkoswald	Civil parish	870	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Langwathby	Civil parish	748	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Lazonby	Civil parish	980	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Little Strickland	Civil parish	96 [43] [44]	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Long Marton	Civil parish	704	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Lowther	Civil parish	402	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Mallerstang	Civil parish	87	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Martindale	Civil parish	49	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Matterdale	Civil parish	526	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Melmerby [45]	Civil parish		Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Milburn	Civil parish	171	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Morland	Civil parish	380	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Mungrisdale	Civil parish	284	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Murton	Civil parish	330	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Musgrave	Civil parish	152	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Nateby	Civil parish	110	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Newbiggin	Civil parish	96	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Newby	Civil parish	164	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Ormside	Civil parish	133	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Orton	Civil parish	594	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Ousby [46] [47]	Civil parish	362	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Patterdale	Civil parish	460	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Lakes Urban District	[48] [38]
	Penrith	Town	14,756	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Urban District	[49] [50]
	Ravenstonedale	Civil parish	570	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Shap	Civil parish	1,221	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Shap Rural	Civil parish	119	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Skelton	Civil parish	1,059	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Sleagill	Civil parish	100	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Sockbridge and Tirril	Civil parish	397	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Soulby	Civil parish	186	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Stainmore	Civil parish	253	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Tebay	Civil parish	728	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Temple Sowerby	Civil parish	333	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Threlkeld	Civil parish	454	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	Penrith Rural District	[37] [38]
	Waitby	Civil parish	60	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Warcop	Civil parish	491	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Wharton	Civil parish	31	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Winton	Civil parish	213	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Yanwath and Eamont Bridge	Civil parish	457	Westmorland and Furness	Eden	North Westmorland Rural District	[41] [38]
	Aldingham	Civil parish	1,187	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Angerton	Civil parish	14	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Arnside	Civil parish	2,301	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Barbon	Civil parish	263	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Beetham	Civil parish	1,724	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Blawith and Subberthwaite	Civil parish	189	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Broughton East	Civil parish	173	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Broughton West	Civil parish	954	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Burton-in-Kendal	Civil parish	1,411	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Cartmel Fell	Civil parish	309	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Casterton	Civil parish	500	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Claife	Civil parish	392	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Colton	Civil parish	765	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Coniston	Civil parish	1,058	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Crook	Civil parish	340	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Crosthwaite and Lyth	Civil parish	562	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Dent	Civil parish	675	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	Sedbergh Rural District	[54] [52]
	Docker	Civil parish	55	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite	Civil parish	129	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Egton with Newland	Civil parish	898	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Firbank	Civil parish	97	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Garsdale	Civil parish	202	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	Sedbergh Rural District	[54] [52]
	Grange-over-Sands	Town	4,042	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	Grange Urban District	[55] [52]
	Grayrigg	Civil parish	223	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Haverthwaite	Civil parish	728	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Hawkshead	Civil parish	589	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Helsington	Civil parish	288	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Heversham	Civil parish	647	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Hincaster	Civil parish	195	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Holme	Civil parish	1,167	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Hugill	Civil parish	416	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Hutton Roof	Civil parish	193	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Kendal	Town	27,505	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	Kendal Municipal Borough	[56] [52]
	Kentmere	Civil parish	95	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Killington	Civil parish	152	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Kirkby Ireleth	Civil parish	1,247	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Kirkby Lonsdale	Town	1,771	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Lakes	Civil parish	5,127	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	Lakes Urban District	[48] [52]
	Lambrigg	Civil parish	90	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Levens	Civil parish	1,007	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel [57] [58]	Civil parish	824	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Longsleddale	Civil parish	73	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Lower Allithwaite	Civil parish	1,758	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Lower Holker	Civil parish	1,808	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Lowick	Civil parish	224	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Lupton	Civil parish	165	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Mansergh	Civil parish	141	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Mansriggs	Civil parish	42	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Middleton	Civil parish	109	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Milnthorpe	Civil parish	2,106	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Natland	Civil parish	747	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Nether Staveley	Civil parish	677	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	New Hutton	Civil parish	313	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Old Hutton and Holmescales	Civil parish	357	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Osmotherley	Civil parish	234	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Over Staveley	Civil parish	516	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Pennington	Civil parish	1,794	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Preston Patrick	Civil parish	438	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Preston Richard	Civil parish	1,307	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Satterthwaite	Civil parish	257	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Sedbergh	Civil parish	2,705	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	Sedbergh Rural District	[54] [52]
	Sedgwick	Civil parish	380	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Selside and Fawcett Forest	Civil parish	317	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52] [59]
	Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg	Civil parish	374	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52] [60]
	Skelwith	Civil parish	185	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Stainton	Civil parish	301	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Staveley-in-Cartmel	Civil parish	428	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Strickland Ketel	Civil parish	1,093	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Strickland Roger	Civil parish	544	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Torver	Civil parish	135	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Ulverston	Town	11,524	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	Ulverston Urban District	[61] [52]
	Underbarrow and Bradleyfield	Civil parish	351	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Urswick	Civil parish	1,467	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	North Lonsdale Rural District	[51] [52]
	Whinfell	Civil parish	152	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52]
	Windermere and Bowness [62]	Town	8,245	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	Windermere Urban District	[63] [52]
	Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha	Civil parish	625	Westmorland and Furness	South Lakeland	South Westmorland Rural District	[53] [52] [64]

See also

• List of civil parishes in England

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External links

• Office for National Statistics : Geographical Area Listings
• Cumbria Association of Local Councils