High Ireby

High Ireby
High Ireby Location within Cumbria
Civil parish	Ireby and Uldale
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°43′26″N3°11′45″W / 54.7238°N 3.1957°W / 54.7238; -3.1957

High Ireby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is 15 miles from Carlisle.

History

The name "Ireby" means 'Irish farm/settlement'. ^[1] The manor was "Ireby Alta" or "High Ireby". ^[2] High Ireby was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ireby, in 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so High Ireby became a civil parish. In 1894 High Ireby became part of the Wigton Rural District of Cumberland, on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form Ireby. ^[3] At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), High Ireby had a population of 125. ^[4] In 1974 High Ireby became part of Allerdale non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Cumbria. In 2023 High Ireby became part of Cumberland district.

The de Ireby family held the manor for several generations. ^[5]

References

1. "High and Low Ireby Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
2. "Ireby". Old Cumbria Gazetteer. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
3. "Relationships and changes High Ireby (Parish) through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
4. "Population statistics High Ireby through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 8 October 2025.
5. "About the Parish". Ireby & Uldale Parish Council. Retrieved 8 October 2025.