Great Strickland
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Population | 370 (2011(including Little Strickland and Thrimby))[1] |
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OS grid reference | NY5522 |
Civil parish | Great Strickland |
District | Eden |
Shire county | Cumbria |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PENRITH |
Postcode district | CA10 |
Dialling code | 01931 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Penrith and the Border |
Coordinates: 54°35′56″N 2°40′55″W / 54.599°N 2.682°W
Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland.[2]
The sandstone village church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas and was constructed in 1872. It has a bell turret.[2]
To the west of the village lies the River Leith, the West Coast Main Line and the M6 Motorway. To the south lies the small settlement of Little Strickland.
- Strickland Coat of Arms
- St Barnabas' Church, Great Strickland
History
The village gets it name from a Scandinavian term for pastureland around the 9th and 10th centuries.
In 1179, the local heiress Christian de Leteham married Walter de Castlecarrock and he changed his name to de Strikeland.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- 1 2 Great Stickland
- ↑ Strickland family
External links
Media related to Great Strickland at Wikimedia Commons