Distington

Distington

The Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington
Distington
 Distington shown within Cumbria
Population 2,256 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY0023
Civil parishDistington
DistrictCopeland
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WORKINGTON
Postcode district CA14
Dialling code 01946
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentCopeland
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°36′N 3°32′W / 54.60°N 3.54°W / 54.60; -3.54

Distington (/ˈdɪzɪŋtən/) is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Workington and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Whitehaven. Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica.

The population of the civil parish was recorded as 2,247 in the 2001 Census.[2]

The village has a co-op, a school and a garage.

South of the village by the Lowca Beck are the fragmentary remains of Hayes Castle, a manor house fortified by Robert de Leyburn in 1322.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches beyond the confines of Distington parish with at total population taken at the Census 2011 of 4,058.[3]

Transport

Railway Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area and the importance of Distington

The main road through Distington is the A595. There was once a railway station at Distington on the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway which was an important junction.

Today Harrington railway station, on the Cumbria Coast Line, is the nearest operational station.

References

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