Distington

Human settlement in England

Distington

The Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington

Distington

Location in Copeland Borough

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Distington

Location within Cumbria

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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
UK Parliament|

* Copeland

List of places

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

* Cumbria portal

* Listed buildings in Distington
* Distington railway station

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Cumbria County History Trust: Distington (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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