Distington

Distington
The Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington
Distington  Distington shown within Cumbria
Population	2,256 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NY0023
Civil parish	Distington
District	Copeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORKINGTON
Postcode district	CA14
Dialling code	01946
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Copeland
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Coordinates: 54°36′N 3°32′W / 54.60°N 3.54°W

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

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
2. Distington CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts. neighbourhood.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics
3. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 June 2015.