Johnby

Johnby is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the large town of Penrith and about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village of Greystoke. The B5305 road, the B5288 road, the A66 road and the M6 motorway are all nearby. Circa 1870, it had a population of 92 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.^[1]

Johnby
Johnby Hall
Johnby Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Johnby Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY433329
Civil parish	Greystoke
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA11
Dialling code	017684
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.688°N 2.879°W / 54.688; -2.879

To the south of the hamlet is Johnby Hall, a fortified house incorporating a peel tower dating probably from the 14th Century, with alterations and extensions in every century since.^[2]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Greystoke, Cumbria