Little Strickland Explained

Static Image Name:Blands - geograph.org.uk - 595529.jpg
Static Image Caption:Blands
Country:England
Coordinates:54.57°N -2.674°W
Official Name:Little Strickland
Population:66
Population Ref:(2001)
Civil Parish:Little Strickland
Shire District:Eden
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and the Border
Post Town:PENRITH
Postcode District:CA10
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01279
Os Grid Reference:NY5619
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Eden, Cumbria

Little Strickland is a small village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is about 7miles from Penrith and 8miles from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. The village has one place of worship and a telephone box. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the parish of Great Strickland. On 1 April 2019 Thrimby parish was merged with Little Strickland.[1]

Transport

The village lies 0.5miles from the A6 road and the M6 motorway is also about 0.5miles away, but there is no motorway access point for about 4miles.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, the villages of Great Strickland, Newby, Hackthorpe, Sleagill and Shap and the hamlets of Thrimby and Sweetholme.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Little Strickland and Thrimby) Order 2019. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 13 May 2019.