Common End, Cumbria

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Common End
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The Castle public house, Common End
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OS grid reference NY004223
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WORKINGTON
Postcode district CA14
Dialling code 01946
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54°35′10″N3°32′24″W / 54.586°N 3.540°W / 54.586; -3.540 Coordinates: 54°35′10″N3°32′24″W / 54.586°N 3.540°W / 54.586; -3.540

Common End is a hamlet [1] within the civil parish of Distington in Cumbria, England. [2] Common End was on the A595 road until it was by-passed. [3]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Population". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  3. "Times & Star | Distington bypass fully open next week". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2010.