| Sleagill | |
|---|---|
 Sleagill Methodist Church | |
| Population | 282 (2011) [1] |
| OS grid reference | NY5919 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Historic county | |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01931 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Sleagill is a small village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. At the 2011 census Sleagill was grouped with Newby giving a total population of 282. [1]
The village is about 8 miles (13 km) from the large town of Penrith and about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Sleagill has one place of worship.
For transport there is the A6, the A66 and the M6 motorway a few miles away.
Nearby settlements include the large town of Penrith, the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, the villages of Morland, King's Meaburn, Cliburn, Newby and Little Strickland and the hamlets of Littlebeck and Reagill.
Appleby-in-Westmorland, a market town and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, had a population was 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby as the county town of the historic county of Westmorland was the smallest county town in England. It was known simply as Appleby until 1974, when the council of the successor parish to the borough changed it to preserve the name Westmorland, which had disappeared officially as an administrative area under the Local Government Act 1972. It lies 13.7 miles south-east of Penrith, 32.2 miles south-east of Carlisle, 27.2 miles north-east of Kendal, 45.2 miles west of Darlington and 61.2 miles west of Middlesbrough.
Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the county of Cumbria, England, less than 3 miles (5 km) outside the Lake District National Park. It had a population of 15,181 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Cumberland, Penrith's local authority is currently Eden District Council, which is based in the town, as were the defunct Penrith Urban and Rural District councils. From 1974 to 2015, it was an unparished area with no local council, but a civil parish was reintroduced as Penrith Town Council and first elected on 7 May 2015.
The Eden Valley Railway (EVR) was a railway in Cumbria, England. It ran between Clifton Junction near Penrith and Kirkby Stephen via Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Orton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies 15 miles (24 km) south of Penrith, 8 miles (13 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the M6 motorway. It is in the upper Lune Valley, set at the foot of Orton Scar in the Orton Fells. The Lake District is nearby. A few miles from Orton Scar is the Eden valley. The parish, historically in the county of Westmorland, now belongs to the Eden district of Cumbria. The parish had a population of 594 in 2001, decreasing to 588 at the 2011 Census.
Shap is a linear village and civil parish located among fells and isolated dales in Eden district, Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Westmorland. The parish had a population of 1,221 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,264 at the 2011 Census.
Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. The village is on the A66 trans-Pennine road, and the Swindale Beck, and is about 8 miles (13 km) south east of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Brough is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north east of Kirkby Stephen and 28 miles (45 km) north east of Kendal on the A685.
Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles south east of the town Penrith. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 127, increasing to 137 at the 2011 Census. The village is near the River Belah. 'A township in Brough parish, Westmoreland; 1½ mile S of Brough. Acres, 1,083. Real property with Kaber, £3,664. Pop., 140. Houses, 32.' There are quite a few Black Bull inns in the area surrounding Brough Sowerby, this comes from the old Scottish black cattle that were driven through Kirkby Stephen.
Sockbridge and Tirril is a small civil parish in Eden District, Cumbria. It had a population of 397 in 2001, increasing to 415 at the 2011 Census. It comprises the adjoining settlements of Tirril, Sockbridge and Thorpe. All three were once separate places but are now, in effect, a single village. They are near Penrith. The two villages are separated by a river.
Kirkby Thore is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Westmorland. It is close to the Lake District national park and the Cumbrian Pennines. It includes the areas of Bridge End, in the south west by the A66, and Cross End in the north east of the village. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 731, increasing to 758 at the 2011 Census.
Warcop is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. The parish had a population of 491 in the 2001 census, increasing to 532 at the Census 2011.
King's Meaburn is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland and 10 miles (16 km) from Penrith, in the valley of the River Lyvennet. The river flows just to the west of the village, and is crossed by a ford on the road to Newby and Morland. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 105, increasing to 135 at the 2011 Census.
Great Asby is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) south east of Penrith and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Its name is said to be derived from the Old Norse: askr, meaning ash and by, meaning farm.
Cliburn is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. In 2001 the population was 204, increasing to 274 at the 2011 Census.
Morland is a village and civil parish in the rolling hills of the Eden Valley in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It lies within the historic county of Westmorland. The parish includes the hamlets of Town Head and Morland Moor, and had a population of 380 in 2001, reducing marginally to 374 at the 2011 Census.
Broom is a hamlet near the village of Long Marton, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England.
Keisley is a small hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. It is located in the Dufton civil parish and the Eden district.
Newby is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of the county of Cumbria, England. It is about 7 miles (11 km) from the large town of Penrith and about 5 miles (8 km) from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, and has a population of 164. Nearby is Newby Beck. Newby has a post office. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100 and data was included with Sleagill.
Little Strickland is a small village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is about 7 miles (11 km) from Penrith and 8 miles (13 km) from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. The village has one place of worship and a telephone box. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the parish of Great Strickland. On 1 April 2019 Thrimby parish was merged with Little Strickland.
Appleby Grammar School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria for students aged 11 to 18. Since August 2011, it has been an Academy.
Reagill is a hamlet in the parish of Crosby Ravensworth, in the Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria, England. Its closest major settlements are Shap, Appleby-in-Westmorland, and Penrith. Nearby lies the village of Sleagill.
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