Sunderland, Cumbria

Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Sunderland Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY178354
Civil parish	Blindcrake
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cockermouth
Postcode district	CA13
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°42′25″N3°16′30″W / 54.707°N 3.275°W / 54.707; -3.275

Sunderland is a hamlet and former civil parish, within the Lake District National Park, now in the parish of Blindcrake in the Cumberland unitary authority district of the county of Cumbria, England, historically part of Cumberland. In 1931 the parish had a population of 60. ^[1]

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the towns of Cockermouth, Keswick, Bothel and Aspatria. The nearest railway station is Aspatria railway station.

Governance

Sunderland is within the Penrith and Solway UK Parliamentary constituency.

Regarding its Parish Council, on 1 April 1934 the civil parish was abolished and it merged with Blindcrake, Isel and Redmaine, and Isel Old Park to form Blindcrake. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Blindcrake

References

1. "Population statistics Sunderland Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 30 December 2021.
2. "Relationships and Changes Blindcrake CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
3. "Blindcrake Parish Council".

• Philip's Street Atlas Cumbria (page 50)

External links

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