Johnby Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Johnby Hall. - geograph.org.uk - 114445.jpg
Static Image Caption:Johnby Hall
Coordinates:54.688°N -2.879°W
Official Name:Johnby
Civil Parish:Greystoke
Shire District:Eden
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:PENRITH
Postcode District:CA11
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:017684
Os Grid Reference:NY433329
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Eden, Cumbria
Label Position:left

Johnby is a hamlet in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about from the large town of Penrith and about 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]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for JOHNBY. Vision of Britain. 29 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Johnby Hall . Historic England . 13 July 2020.