| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 54.56°N -3.551°W |
| Official Name: | Moresby |
| Type: | Civil parish |
| Population: | 1,997 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Civil Parish: | Moresby |
| Unitary England: | Cumberland |
| Lieutenancy England: | Cumbria |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Copeland |
| Post Town: | WHITEHAVEN |
| Postcode District: | CA 28 |
| Postcode Area: | CA |
| Dial Code: | 01946 |
| Os Grid Reference: | NY9919 |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Copeland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the former Copeland Borough |
Moresby is a civil parish in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 1,280 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census. Most people live in Low Moresby on the east side of the A595, or Moresby Parks, a larger village south of Low Moresby.
The " 'bȳ of Maurice'... a saint popular on the continent."[1] 'Bȳ' is Old Norse and means 'hamlet', 'village'.
Moresby Hall in Parton, close to Moresby, is one of only three Grade I listed buildings in Copeland. The name of the hall and the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area.
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward is not the complete area of Moresby parish and at the 2011 Census had a population of 1,448.[2]