Great Strickland

Human settlement in England

Great Strickland

Strickland Arms

Great Strickland

Location within Cumbria

Population| 370 (2011(including Little Strickland and Thrimby))[1]
OS grid reference| NY5522
Civil parish|

* Great Strickland

District|

* Eden

Shire county|

* Cumbria

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| PENRITH
Postcode district| CA10
Dialling code| 01931
Police| Cumbria
Fire| Cumbria
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Penrith and the Border

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England
Cumbria

54°35′56″N 2°40′55″W﻿ / ﻿54.599°N 2.682°W﻿ / 54.599; -2.682Coordinates: 54°35′56″N 2°40′55″W﻿ / ﻿54.599°N 2.682°W﻿ / 54.599; -2.682

Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland.[2] At the 2011 Census Great Strickland was grouped with Little Strickland, itself enlarged to include Thrimby after 2001, to give a total population of 370.[1] The equivalent figure from the 2001 census was 342.[3]

The sandstone village church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas and was constructed in 1872. It has a bell turret.[2]

To the west of the village lies the River Leith, the West Coast Main Line and the M6 Motorway. To the south lies the small settlement of Little Strickland.

* Strickland Coat of Arms

* St Barnabas' Church, Great Strickland

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History[edit]

Main article: Strickland (surname)

The village gets its name from a Scandinavian term for pastureland around the 9th and 10th centuries.

In 1179, the local heiress Christian de Leteham married Walter de Castlecarrock and he changed his name to de Strikeland.[4]

## See also[edit]

* Cumbria portal

* Listed buildings in Great Strickland
* Strickland (surname)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Great Strickland Parish (E04002534)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
2. ^ a b Great Stickland
3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Great Strickland/Little Strickland/Thrimby Parish (16UF025)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
4. ^ Strickland family

## External links[edit]

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

Media related to Great Strickland at Wikimedia Commons

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