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Distington

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Distington
The Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington
Distington is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Distington
Distington
Location in Copeland Borough
Distington is located in Cumbria
Distington
Distington
Location within Cumbria
Population2,256 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY0023
Civil parish
  • Distington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORKINGTON
Postcode districtCA14
Dialling code01946
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
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 of Whitehaven. Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica. The parish had a population of 2,247 in the 2001 census,[2] increasing slightly to 2,256 at the 2011 census.[1]

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

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Distington is in the parliamentary constituency of Copeland, Trudy Harrison is the Member of parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Distington, Lowca & Parton Ward of Borough of Copeland and the Howgate Ward of Cumbria County Council.

The village also has its own Parish Council; Distington Parish Council.[3] The parish council ward stretches beyond the confines of Distington parish with at total population taken at the Census 2011 of 4,058.[4]

Transport

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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.

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Distington.
  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Distington Parish (E04002484)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Distington Parish (16UE004)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Distington Parish Council".
  4. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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