Human settlement in England
| Little Strickland | |
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  Little StricklandLocation in Eden, CumbriaShow map of the former Eden District Little StricklandLocation within CumbriaShow map of Cumbria | |
| Population | 66 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | NY5619 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01279 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| 54°34′12″N 2°40′26″W / 54.570°N 2.674°W / 54.570; -2.674 | |
Little Strickland is a small village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is about 7 miles (11 km) from Penrith and 8 miles (13 km) from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. The village has one place of worship and a telephone box. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the parish of Great Strickland. On 1 April 2019 Thrimby parish was merged with Little Strickland.
Transport
The village lies 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the A6 road and the M6 motorway is also about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away, but there is no motorway access point for about 4 miles (6.4 km).
Nearby settlements
Nearby settlements include Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, the villages of Great Strickland, Newby, Hackthorpe, Sleagill and Shap and the hamlets of Thrimby and Sweetholme.
See also
References
- "The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Little Strickland and Thrimby) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Little Strickland (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=little_strickland
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