Parsonby Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.737°N -3.332°W
Static Image:Parsonby - geograph.org.uk - 577642.jpg
Official Name:Parsonby
Civil Parish:Plumbland
Unitary England:Cumberland
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Workington
Post Town:WIGTON
Postcode District:CA7
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:016973
Os Grid Reference:NY142388
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Allerdale

Parsonby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Plumbland, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial of Cumbria, England.[1] It is located on the B5301 road, south of Aspatria.

Governance

Parsonby, is part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament is Sue Hayman, a member of the Labour Party.[2] The Labour Party has won the seat in every general election since 1979; the Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since the Second World War: in the 1976 Workington by-election.[3] From 1974 to 2023 it was in Allerdale district.

The village also has its own Parish Council jointly with nearby Plumbland; Plumbland Parish Council Parish Council.[4]

For the European Parliament residents in Parsonby voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=parsonby The Cumbria Directory
  2. Web site: Allerdale Borough Council website . 4 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407050301/http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-election/mps-and-meps.aspx . 7 April 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: A vision of Britain website – general elections section . 27 April 2012.
  4. Web site: Plumbland Parish Council.