Oughterside and Allerby

Oughterside and Allerby
Oughterside Post Office, in Prospect
Oughterside and Allerby Location within Cumbria
Population	631 (Parish, 2021) [1]
OS grid reference	NY1140
Civil parish	Oughterside and Allerby
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°45′14″N3°22′30″W / 54.754°N 3.375°W / 54.754; -3.375

Oughterside and Allerby is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The main settlements in the parish are Allerby in the west and Oughterside and Prospect, in the east. The north western boundary of the parish is a short stretch of coast, then, working clockwise, the parish is bordered by Hayton and Mealo to the north, Aspatria to the north east, Plumbland to the south east, Gilcrux to the south and Crosscanonby to the south west. The A596 road from Aspatria to Maryport passes through the parish, and the B5300 road follows its coastline in the north west.

History

Allerby village

Oughterside and Allerby was historically one of four townships within the ancient parish of Aspatria, in the historic county of Cumberland. ^[2] From the 17th century onwards, parishes were gradually given various civil functions under the poor laws, in addition to their original ecclesiastical functions. In some cases, including Aspatria, the civil functions were exercised by each township separately rather than the parish as a whole. In 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so Oughterside and Allerby became a civil parish. ^[3]

Governance

Miners Arms and Village Hall, Prospect

There are two tiers of local government covering Oughterside and Allerby, at parish and unitary authority level: Hayton and Mealo Parish Council and Cumberland Council. The parish council meets at the village hall in Prospect. ^[4]

Oughterside and Allerby is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.

Demography

At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 631. ^[1] In the 2011 census it had a population of 619. ^{[5] [6]}

Listed buildings

Main article: Listed buildings in Oughterside and Allerby

As of 2017 ^[update] there are three listed buildings in the parish, all at Grade II.

References

1. "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual community data, use the query function on table PP002.)
2. "Aspatria Ancient Parish / Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
3. Youngs, Frederic (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume II, Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. xv. ISBN   0861931270.
4. "Oughterside and Allerby Parish Council" . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
5. "Area: Oughterside and Allerby (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
6. "Information on: Oughterside and Allerby (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Oughterside and Allerby (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• Oughterside : historical and genealogical information at GENUKI .