Plumbland

Plumbland
St. Cuthbert's Church, Plumbland
Plumbland Location in Allerdale Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Plumbland Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	341 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	NY149391
Civil parish	Plumbland
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°44′24″N3°19′16″W / 54.740°N 3.321°W / 54.740; -3.321

Plumbland is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonail county of Cumbria, England. Situated towards the north west corner of the county, it is two miles from the outskirts of the Lake District National Park which is considered to be an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish includes the hamlets of Threapland, Parsonby and Arkleby. In 2011 the parish had a population of 341.

Governance

Plumbland was previously part of the Workington constituency of the UK Parliament but in the boundary changes of 2023 was moved to the new constituency of Penrith and Solway. In the General Election of 2024, Markus Campbell-Savours was returned as its first MP.

The village also has its own Parish Council jointly with nearby Parsonby; Plumbland Parish Council. ^[2]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Plumbland

References

1. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 19 June 2015.
2. "Plumbland Parish Council".

• Genuki

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Plumbland (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

Media related to Plumbland at Wikimedia Commons