Above Derwent
| Above Derwent | |
 The summit of Barrow |
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  Above Derwent |
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| Population | 1,198 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | NY231236 |
| Civil parish | Above Derwent |
| District | Allerdale |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Keswick |
| Postcode district | CA12 5 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Workington |
Coordinates: 54°34′41″N 3°11′56″W / 54.578°N 3.199°W
Above Derwent is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It is bounded to the east by Derwent Water, the River Derwent and Crummock Water, and includes sections of both lakes. To the west and south, the parish is bounded by the summit of Lord's Seat, the Whinlatter Pass, the summits of Grisedale Pike and Crag Hill, the Newlands Pass, and the summits of Robinson and Catbells. It lies entirely within the Lake District National Park.[1]
The parish thus comprises relatively low level land alongside and between both lakes, together with the Newlands Valley, and large areas of the surrounding fells. It includes the settlements of Braithwaite, Thornthwaite, Portinscale, Stair and Little Town.[1]
The parish is within the Workington constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament, and the North West England constituency of the European Parliament. It has a population of 1,207 living in 516 households,[1][2] decreasing at the 2011 Census to a population of 1,198 in 514 households.[3]
History
Above Derwent CP comprised the ancient townships of Braithwaite, Coledale or Portinscale, and Thornthwaite, and the chapelry of Newlands",[4]
The population, according to the 1811 Census, was 668, "rising to 1115 in 1851 and the stable throughout the 19th Century"[4]
Governance
Above Derwent falls in the electoral ward of Derwent Valley. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,615.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ↑ "Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Above Derwent". Cumbria County History Trust. 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "Derwent Valley ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
External links
Media related to Above Derwent at Wikimedia Commons