Walby Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:View of Walby across field of cows - geograph.org.uk - 460091.jpg
Static Image Caption:Walby
Coordinates:54.935°N -2.879°W
Official Name:Walby
Civil Parish:Stanwix Rural
Shire District:City of Carlisle
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:CARLISLE
Postcode District:CA6
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01228
Os Grid Reference:NY436603
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom City of Carlisle
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

Walby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural, in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is a few miles away from the city of Carlisle and near the hamlet of Linstock. It is on Willow Beck near the River Eden and is about half a mile away from the main A689 road. It has an open farm. Circa 1870, it had a population of 40 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1] The surname derives from the place.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WALBY. Vision of Britain. 13 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Last name: Walby. Surname Database. 13 January 2018.