Hunsonby
Village in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hunsonby is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, 7 miles (11 km) north east of Penrith. The parish is located 28 miles (45 km) south east of the city of Carlisle. Within the parish is the ancient stone circle of Long Meg and Her Daughters but not the nearby standing stone of Little Meg which is located near Langwathby. In 2011 the Census reported the parish to have a total population of 388.[1]
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Hunsonby | |
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Hunters Cottage | |
Population | 388 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | NY5835 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Penrith |
Postcode district | CA10 |
Dialling code | 01768 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
54.714°N 2.651°W / 54.714; -2.651 |
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In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hunsonby (and Winskill) as:
- "Hunsonby and Winskel, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland; on a branch of the river Eden, 4 miles SSE of Kirkoswald. Real property, £1,690. Pop., 208. Houses, 38. There is a Wesleyan chapel."[2]